| NOUN | state | cancer of the liver, liver cancer | malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer |
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| Meaning | malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort. | |
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| Synonym | liver cancer | |
| Broader | carcinoma | Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
| liver disease | A disease affecting the liver | |
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