carcinoid

2 definitions found

carcinoid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  carcinoid \carcinoid\ [From Gr. karki`nos, a crab + -oid.] n.
     A small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa
     of the gastrointestinal tract; it is usually associated with
     excessive secretion of serotonin.
     [WordNet 1.5]

carcinoid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carcinoid
      n 1: a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa
           of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with
           excessive secretion of serotonin