# sarcoma

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/ · frequency rank #40,887

## Definitions
1. A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.

## Etymology
From Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ωμα (-ōma, “process”) or from Ancient Greek σαρκόω (sarkóō), itself from σάρξ (sárx); by surface analysis, sarc- + -oma.

## Common misspellings (10)
`asrcoma`, `sacroma`, `sarccoma`, `sarcmoa`, `sarcoam`, `sarcomma`, `sarocma`, `sarrcoma`, `sracoma`, `ssarcoma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sarcoma