| NOUN | state | malignant neoplastic disease, cancer | any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division |
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| Meaning | Any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream. | |
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| Synonym | cancer | |
| Narrower | carcinoma | Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
| leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues | |
| lymphoma | A neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant | |
| sarcoma | A usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.) | |
| Broader | malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor | A tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body |
| Spanish | cáncer, carcinoma | |
| Catalan | càncer | |
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