释义 |
sar·co·ma \särˈkōmə, sȧˈk-\ noun (plural sarcomas \-məz\ ; or sarcoma·ta \-məd.ə\) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sarkōmat-, sarkōma fleshy growth, from sarkoun to grow flesh, become fleshy, from sark-, sarx flesh — more at sarcasm : a malignant neoplasm arising in connective tissue and especially in bone, cartilage, or striated muscle that spreads by extension into neighboring tissue or by way of the bloodstream — compare carcinoma, tumor |