名詞 carcinoma:

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

car.ci.no.ma

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 car.ci.no.mas 或 car.ci.no.ma.ta [-m…-t…]
An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
癌：一種擴(kuò)散性的惡性腫瘤，由于上皮組織向身體其它區(qū)域轉(zhuǎn)移而形成

來源：
Latin [cancerous ulcer]
拉丁語 [步步擴(kuò)散的潰瘍]
from Greek karkinôma
源自 希臘語 karkinôma
from karkinos [cancer] * see kar-
源自 karkinos [癌] *參見 kar-

【引伸】
car.cino.matoid
car.cinom.atous