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sarcoma

noun [C or U]
 
 
/sɑːˈkəʊ.mə/ US  /sɑːrˈkoʊ-/ (plural sarcomas or formal sarcomata) specialized

Definition

a type of cancerous lump in the bones, muscles, or joints (= places where two bones are connected)Cancer
(Definition of sarcoma noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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