Word: carcinoma
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
ci
no
ma
Definition: An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
Morphemes:
Affix: carcino-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Cancer.
Affix: -oma
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action