Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choriocarcinoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: chori-o-car-ci-no-ma
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A malignant, trophoblastic cancer, usually of the placenta.

Example Sentences

"When it occurs, choriocarcinoma is thus a double tragedy: an abnormal pregnancy compounded by a lethal malignancy, birth tipped into death."

Etymology

From chorio- + carcinoma.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chorio

Inflected Forms

choriocarcinomas (plural) choriocarcinomata (plural)

Derived Forms

choriocarcinomatosis

Questions

What does choriocarcinoma mean?: A malignant, trophoblastic cancer, usually of the placenta.
Where does choriocarcinoma come from?: From chorio- + carcinoma.

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