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cancer of the liver vs carcinoma

carcinoma vs cancer of the liver

cancer of the liver and carcinoma both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cancer of the liver Yes No No No
carcinoma Yes No No No
As nouns, carcinoma is a hypernym of cancer of the liver; that is, carcinoma is a word with a broader meaning than cancer of the liver:
  • cancer of the liver: 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
  • carcinoma: any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
Other hypernyms of cancer of the liver include liver disease.
cancer of the liver (noun) carcinoma (noun)
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 any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
Difference between cancer of the liver and carcinoma

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