carcinoid

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Noun carcinoid has 1 sense

carcinoid - a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin
--₁ is a kind of tumor, tumour, neoplasm

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Carcinoid

Noun

a slow-growing type of neuroendocrine tumor, usually found in the gastrointestinal tract or lungs.

Example sentence: The doctor diagnosed the patient with a carcinoid after detecting a tumor in their intestine.

Adjective

relating to or characteristic of a carcinoid tumor or its symptoms.

Example sentence: The patient experienced various carcinoid symptoms such as flushing and diarrhea.

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