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A Carcinoma

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A carcinoma is a malignant tumour arising in epithelial tissue, which lines surfaces and cavities.

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The root carcin with the suffix oma builds the term directly.

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Carcinoma names origin in epithelium. A different tissue of origin takes a different term.