sarcoma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

WordNet

Sar*co"ma noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. , from , , flesh.
Wordforms
plural L Sarcomata E sarcomas
Definitions
  1. (Med.) 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.

Webster 1913