Sarcoma \Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E. sarcomas. [NL., from Gr. ?, from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]

(Med.) A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)