'sarcomas' definitions:
Definition of 'sarcomas'
From: GCIDE
- Sarcoma \Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E. sarcomas. [NL., from Gr. ?, from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Med.) 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. [1913 Webster]