carcinoid: Meaning and Definition of

car•ci•noid

Pronunciation: (kär'su-noid"), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. a small, yellowish amino-acid and peptide-secreting tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal tract and lung.
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