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Carcinoma (Noun)

Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The doctor explained to the patient that the biopsy results showed that the tumor was a carcinoma that needed to be treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
Squamous cell carcinoma is a common type of skin cancer that can be caused by exposure to the sun's UV rays.
Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of breast cancer, accounting for about 80% of all breast cancer cases.
The patient was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer that is more common in men than women.
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer, but it is also one of the most treatable forms of cancer if caught early.