Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
com·e·do·car·ci·no·ma Pronunciation:
"käm-&-"dO-"kärs-&n-'O-m& Function:
nounInflected Form:
plural com·e·do·car·ci·no·mas or com·e·do·car·ci·no·ma·ta /-m&t-&/ : breast cancer that arises in the larger ducts and is characterized by slow growth, late metastasis, and the accumulation of solid plugs of atypical anddegenerating cells in the ducts