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adj. - Being or relating to a malignant tumor consisting of epithelial cells lying within the connective tissue framework of an organ or other structure of a human or an animal body

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  • A carcinomatous lesion
  • Percy and Stokes have observed phosphorescence in a carcinomatous ulcer.
  • This has been also used as a remedy in carcinomatous affections, ulcers, etc. SCROPHULARIACEÆ.
  • Penrose, assisted by Baldy, has performed this operation after excision of an inch of the left ureter for carcinomatous involvement.
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