carcinoid
English
Etymology
From
carcino-
+
-oid
.
Noun
carcinoid
(
plural
carcinoids
)
(
medicine
)
A form of slow-growing
tumour
originating in the
neuroendocrine
system.
Translations
form of tumour
Greek:
καρκινοειδές
(el)
n
(
karkinoeidés
)
Italian:
carcinoide
(it)
m
Polish:
rakowiak
m
Further reading
carcinoid
on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia