| carcino | However, these solvents were identified as carcinogenic. |
| carcinogen | (n) any substance that produces cancer |
| carcinogenic | (adj) causing or tending to cause cancer, Example: the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals |
| carcinoid | (n) a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin |
| carcinoma | (n) any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer |
| carcinoma in situ | (n) a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body, Syn. preinvasive cancer |
| carcinomatous | (adj) being or relating to carcinoma, Example: a carcinomatous lesion |
| carcinosarcoma | (n) a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed |
| carcino- | pref. [ From Gr. |
| carcinogen | n. Any substance that produces cancer; |
| carcinogenic | adj. Causing or tending to cause cancer; |
| carcinoid | [ From Gr. |
| Carcinological | a. Of or pertaining to carcinology. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carcinology | n. [ Gr. |
| carcinoma | n. [ L., fr. Gr. |
| Carcinomatous | a. Of or pertaining to carcinoma. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carcinosys | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. |