carcinoma /(kär`sĭ*nō"mȧ)/

car·ci·no·ma

carcinoma

n.
  1. A form of malignant cancer arising from epithelial tissue. The term was earlier applied to all forms of cancer, or to certain non-malignant forms. It is contrasted with sarcoma, a malignant form of cancer arising from connective tissue. See Cancer. (Med.)