Choriocarcinoma
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Choriocarcinoma is a noun meaning (oncology) A malignant, trophoblastic cancer, usually of the placenta.
Meaning
(oncology) A malignant, trophoblastic cancer, usually of the placenta.
Example Sentences
When it occurs, choriocarcinoma is thus a double tragedy: an abnormal pregnancy compounded by a lethal malignancy, birth tipped into death.
Word Forms
- choriocarcinomas
- choriocarcinomata
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mastocarcinoma, chorioma, adenocarcinoma, teratocarcinoma, hepatocarcinoma, paracarcinoma.
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