"carcinoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carcinoids [plural]
Etymology: carcino- + -oid Etymology templates: {{confix|en|carcino|oid}} carcino- + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} carcinoid (plural carcinoids)
  1. (medicine) A form of slow-growing tumour originating in the neuroendocrine system. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (form of tumour): καρκινοειδές (karkinoeidés) [neuter] (Greek), carcinoide [masculine] (Italian), rakowiak [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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