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Noun: sarcoma (sarcomas,sarcomata)  saa(r)'kow-mu
  1. Usually malignant tumour from connective tissue (bone or muscle), one of four major cancer types
    "The MRI revealed a sarcoma in her shoulder"

Derived forms: sarcomata, sarcomas

Type of: cancer, malignant neoplastic disease

Encyclopedia: Sarcoma, ewing's