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carcinoma

/ˌkɑɹsɪˈnoʊmə/

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kar-sih-NOH-muh: stress the long o.

The first c sounds like k, while the second sounds like s. Keep the final ma light, ending with an unstressed uh.

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The textbook devotes a chapter to carcinoma.

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What does carcinoma mean?

noun

  1. An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
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noun

  1. (obsolete) A form of cancer; (uncountable) cancer in general as a disease.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌkɑɹsɪˈnoʊmə/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌkɑɹsɪˈnoʊmətə//ˌkɑɹsɪnoʊˈmɑtə/
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This was also believed by Hurtrel D'Arboval, who looked upon canker as carcinoma of the recticular structure of the foot.
H. Caulton (Harry Caulton) ReeksDiseases of the Horse's FootProject Gutenberg ebook #11204
There is a possibility that some of these cases of Hippocrates were instances of pyloric carcinoma or of stenosis of the pylorus.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
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Even assuming that their special malaises are wholly offset by the effects of alcoholism in the male, they suffer patently from the same adenoids, gastritis, cholelithiasis, nephritis, tuberculosis, carcinoma, arthritis and so on—in short, from the same disturbances of colloidal equilibrium that produce religion, delusions of grandeur, democracy, pyaemia, night sweats, the yearning to save humanity, and all other such distempers in men.
H. L. (Henry Louis) MenckenIn Defense of WomenProject Gutenberg ebook #1270