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carcinoma
(redirected from Acinic cell carcinoma)

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carcinoma: see neoplasm neoplasm or tumor, tissue composed of cells that grow in an abnormal way. Normal tissue is growth-limited, i.e., cell reproduction is equal to cell death.
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carcinoma Pathol
1. any malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue
2. another name for cancer
carcinoma [‚kärs·ən′ō·mə]
(medicine)
A malignant epithelial tumor.
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