Choriocarcinoma
[kawr-ee-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh, kohr-] /ˌkɔr i oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə, ˌkoʊr-/
noun, plural choriocarcinomas, choriocarcinomata
[kawr-ee-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh-tuh, kohr-] /ˌkɔr i oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə tə, ˌkoʊr-/ (Show IPA). Pathology.
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choriocarcinoma cho·ri·o·car·ci·no·ma (kôr’ē-ō-kär’sə-nō’mə)
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A malignant tumor of syncytial trophoblasts and cytotrophoblasts, almost always occurring in the uterus. Also called chorioepithelioma, chorionic epithelioma, trophoblastoma.
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