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 |
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Narrower | carcinoma | Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
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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 |
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Spanish | cáncer, carcinoma |
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Catalan | càncer |
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