car·ci·no·ma
noun/ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə/
/ˌkɑːrsɪˈnəʊmə/
(medical)- a cancer that affects the top layer of the skin or the lining of the body’s internal organs
癌(影响上皮组织或腹腔器官内膜的恶性肿瘤) Word Originearly 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek karkinōma, from karkinos ‘crab’ (compare with cancer).