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cancer vs cancer of the blood

cancer of the blood vs cancer

cancer and cancer of the blood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cancer Yes No No No
cancer of the blood Yes No No No
As nouns, cancer of the blood is a hyponym of cancer; that is, cancer of the blood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cancer:
  • cancer: 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
  • cancer of the blood: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
Other hyponyms of cancer include lymphoma, carcinoma, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia, sarcoma.
cancer (noun) cancer of the blood (noun)
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 malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
Difference between cancer and cancer of the blood

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