Plural of carcinoma
regular plural
The plural of carcinoma is carcinomas or carcinomata.
Forms of carcinoma
| Singular | carcinoma /ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | carcinomas carcinomata /ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈmɑːtə/ |
| Countable | countable |
Carcinomas and carcinomata in a sentence
- We routinely perform radical resections of oesophageal carcinomas with an intrathoracic oesophagogastrostomy.2015 August 12, Yi Shen et al., “Oesophagectomy in a patient with azygos vein continuation of the inferior vena cava: report of a case”…. From the entry oesophagogastrostomy
- In laboratory rats also, intensive, localized x-irradiation of the bowel have been reported to induce intestinal carcinomas (37).2012, Elizabeth K. Weisburger, Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis, page 61. From the entry x-irradiation
- Positive HPV 16 hybridization signal in two cervical carcinomas.2005 March 22, Tor Savidge, Charalabos Pothulakis, Microbial Imaging, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry punctuate
- In the Milan trial, patients treated with quadrantectomy and radiotherapy have experienced 8 new ipsilateral primaries and 18 new contralateral carcinomas.1988, Lydia Ioannidou-Mouzaka, Michael Philippakis, Philip Angelakis, Mastology '88: Proceedings of the 1st European Congress on Senology…. From the entry quadrantectomy
Meaning of carcinoma
- noun An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
- noun A form of cancer; (uncountable) cancer in general as a disease.
Questions about the plural of carcinoma
- What is the plural of carcinoma?
- The plural of carcinoma is carcinomas or carcinomata.
- Which is correct, carcinomas or carcinomata?
- Both are used. carcinomas is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is carcinoma countable?
- Carcinoma is a countable noun.
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