carcinoid

Noun

Meaning

a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mass growth cancer crab carcinoma prawn bronchitis bronchial tumor tumour AVM cancerous bronchospasm argentaffinoma

Hypernyms

neoplasm tumor tumour

Phrases with the word

carcinoid tumor

Examples

Death Thomas had been battling Carcinoid Cancer (AKA Neuroendocrine Tumor) since the 1990s, the disease had metastasized to his liver. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carcinogenic substance carcinogenically carcinogenicity carcinoid tumor carcinolectin carcinologic