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carcinoma vs cancer

cancer vs carcinoma

carcinoma and cancer both are nouns.

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

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