carcinoid

English

Etymology

From carcino- +‎ -oid.

Noun

carcinoid (plural carcinoids)

1. (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