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CARCINOID

Dictionary entry overview: What does carcinoid mean?

• CARCINOID (noun)
The noun CARCINOID has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: CARCINOID used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CARCINOID (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("carcinoid" is a kind of...):

neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)

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