/
sɑːˈkəʊmə/
n.
(pl. sarcomas or sarcomata
/sɑːˈkəʊmətə/
)
Medicine a malignant tumour of connective or other non-epithelial tissue.
Derivative
- sarcomatosis n.
- sarcomatous adj.
Etymology
C19: mod. L., from Gk sarkōma, from sarkoun ‘become fleshy’, from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’.