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The carcinoma, a type of cancer, originates from

  • blood

  • connective tissue

  • epithelial tissue

  • lymph gland

Solution

C.

epithelial tissue

Carcinoma refers to the malignant tumours or cancer of epidermal/epithelial tissues. e.g., breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, glands cancer etc.

Sarcoma is the cancer of mesodermal or connective tissues such as cancer of bone (osteoma), cancer of adipose tissue (lipoma) cancer of lymph vessels (lymphoma). Blood cancer is also known as leukaemia.

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