carcinoid
IPA: kɑrsʌnɔɪd
noun
- (medicine) A form of slow-growing tumour originating in the neuroendocrine system.
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Examples of "carcinoid" in Sentences
- Carcinoid tumors are also found in the lungs.
- In cases of metastases it can lead to carcinoid syndrome.
- A cecal carcinoid tumor is a carcinoid tumor of the cecum.
- An ileal carcinoid tumor is a carcinoid tumor of the ileum.
- Biopsy reports confirmed the diagnosis of carcinoid tumour.
- Carcinoid syndrome is not associated with high blood pressure.
- The role of surgery and chemoembolization in the management of carcinoid.
- CAM2029 is a product for the treatment of acromegaly and carcinoid tumours..
- Carcinoid tumors commonly make serotonin but not histamine or catecholamines.
- In carcinoid, a larger percentage of the tryptophan is converted to serotonin.