Definition
Plural of carcinoma; malignant tumors that arise from epithelial cells (skin, glands, or organ linings).
Etymology
From Greek 'karkinos' (crab/cancer) plus '-oma' (tumor). 'Carcinoma' became standard medical terminology in the 1800s to distinguish epithelial cancers from other tumor types.
Kelly Says
Carcinomas are the most common cancer type—breast, lung, colon, and skin cancers are all carcinomas because they start in the cells that cover organs, which is why they're sometimes called 'epithelial cancers.'
Translations
BNবাংলা
ক্যান্সার
ka-n-sa-r
CSČeština
rakovina
ra-ko-vi-na
DEDeutsch
Karzinome
kar-zi-no-me
ELΕλληνικά
καρκίνος
kar-ki-nos
ESEspañol
carcinomas
kar-sin-o-mas
FRFrançais
carcinomes
kar-sin-om
IDBahasa Indonesia
kanker
kan-ker
IGIG
akụkụ ụkwụ
a-ku-ku ụ-kwụ
ITItaliano
carcinomi
kar-si-no-mi
KMKM
មាន ការ ប្រឆាំង នឹង ការ ប្រឆាំង
ma-an ka-ar pra-cha-ang neung ka-ar pra-cha-ang
MSBahasa Melayu
kanser
kan-ser
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆိုးရောဂါ
ky-so-ya-ro-ga
NLNederlands
kanker
kan-ker
PTPortuguês
carcinomas
kar-sin-o-mas
SWKiswahili
cancer
kan-ser
TEతెలుగు
క్యాన్సర్
ka-n-sar
VITiếng Việt
ung thư
ung thu
ZUZU
umshayela
um-sha-ye-la