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leukaemia vs cancer

cancer vs leukaemia

leukaemia and cancer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leukaemia Yes No No No
cancer Yes No No No
As nouns, cancer is a hypernym of leukaemia; that is, cancer is a word with a broader meaning than leukaemia:
  • leukaemia: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; 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 leukaemia include malignant neoplastic disease.
leukaemia (noun) cancer (noun)
malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; 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 leukaemia and cancer

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