癌症 (ái zhèng) — cancer
Definition
癌症 specifically refers to cancer as a malignant disease. 肿瘤 is the broader category of tumors (both benign and malignant); 癌 is the short, often technical form of 癌症.
noun
cancer
Examples
- 癌症。Xī yān róng yì dǎo zhì ái zhèng.Smoking easily leads to cancer.
- 癌症。Hěn duō ái zhèng huàn zhě kě yǐ cháng qī cún huó.Many cancer patients can survive long-term.
- 癌症。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū ái zhèng de bìng yīn.Scientists are studying the causes of cancer.
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