||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.