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    sarcoma
    <oncology, tumour> A form of cancer that arises in the supportive tissues such as bone, cartilage, fat or muscle. ... Kaposi sarcoma: a sarcoma of spindle cells mixed with angiomatous tissue. Usually classed as an angioblastic tumour. A fairly frequent concomitant to HIV. Infection or long ter...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?sarcoma
    
    
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    sarcoma
    noun a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sarcoma
    
    
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    sarcoma
    (sahr-ko´mә) pl. sarcomas, sarco´mata A type of tumor usually composed of cells derived from connective tissue such as bone, cartilage, muscle, blood vessel, or lymphoid tissue, although the term now includes some of epithelial origin. Most sarcomas are malignant, and they usually develop ra...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
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    Sarcoma
    • (n.) A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sarcoma/
    
    
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    sarcoma
    tumour of connective tissue (also called mesodermal, or mesenchymal, cells). This form of cancer is relatively rare in adults but is one of the more ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/31
    
    
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    sarcoma
    (sarco- + -oma) a tumour made up of a substance like the embryonic connective tissue; tissue composed of closely packed cells embedded in a fibrillar or homogeneous substance. Sarcomas are often highly malignant.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio78.html
    
    
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    Sarcoma
    A sarcoma (from the Greek sarx (σάρκα) meaning "flesh") is a cancer that arises from transformed cells of mesenchymal origin. Thus, malignant tumors made of cancerous bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, vascular, or hematopoietic tissues are, by definition, considered sarcomas. This is in contrast t...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoma
    
    
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    sarcoma
    A malignant tumor (i.e. cancer) of connective tissue – material that surrounds body structures and holds them together. Sarcomas are composed of densely packed cells, diffusely embedded in a homogeneous ground substance. Their degree of malignancy varies greatly. They spread by local infiltrat...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/sarcoma.html
    
    
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    sarcoma
    sarcoma (särkō'mu) , highly malignant tumor arising in connective- and muscle-cell tissue. It is the result of oncogenes (the cancer causing genes of some viruses) and proto-oncogenes (cancer causing genes in human cells). It may affect bone, cartilage, blood vessels, lymph nodes, and...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0843667.html
    
    
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    sarcoma
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sar-kō′mă Definitions: 1. A connective tissue neoplasm, usually highly malignant, formed by proliferation of mesodermal cells.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=79670
    
    
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    sarcoma
    Malignant tumour arising from the fat, muscles, bones, cartilage, or blood and lymph vessels and connective tissues. Sarcomas are much less common than carcinomas
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0026159.html
    
    
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    SARCOMA
    General term for malignant tumors of connective-tissue cells (those cells within an organ or structure that bind it together and support it).
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=S
    
    
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    Sarcoma
    A type of tumour. Very aggressive in nature and can be difficult to remove in such a way as to avoid recurrence. There has been discussion of this type of tumour appearing in association with certain vaccines the prevalence of this type of tumour still remains very low in the UK cat population.
    Found op http://www.cats.org.uk/cat-glossary/
    
    

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