NOUN | state | liver cancer, cancer of the liver | 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 | cancer of the liver | |
Broader | carcinoma | Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
liver disease | A disease affecting the liver |
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