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Noun: sarcoma (sarcomas,sarcomata)  saa(r)'kow-mu
  1. A usually malignant tumour arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

Derived forms: sarcomas, sarcomata

Type of: cancer, malignant neoplastic disease

Encyclopedia: Sarcoma, avian Sarcoma, clear cell Sarcoma, alveolar soft part Sarcoma Sarcoma, Granulocytic Sarcoma, small cell Sarcoma, synovial Sarcoma, kaposi Sarcoma, ewing's Sarcoma, granulocytic

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Sarcodes sanguinea
Sarcodina
sarcodine
sarcodinian
sarcoid
sarcoidosis
sarcolemma
sarcolemmal
sarcolemmic
sarcolemmous
sarcoma
sarcomatous
sarcomere
Sarcophaga
Sarcophaga carnaria
sarcophagus
Sarcophilus
Sarcophilus hariisi
sarcoplasm
Sarcoptes
sarcoptid