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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sarcoma

/sär-kōm'-ẽr/ · Sar·co·ma · IPA /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/
01 n. A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of c…
pl. Sarcomata, sarcomas ((# [or] #))
  1. 1.
    A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance.(Med.)