carcinoma in situ
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C
carcinoma in situ is a valid 17-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1R1C3I1N1O1M3A1I1N1S1I1T1U1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does carcinoma in situ mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body.
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