癌变 (ái biàn) — cancerous transformation; malignant change

Definition

Medical term for the process by which normal cells become malignant (noun). Combines 癌 ('cancer') with 变 ('to change/transform') — distinguished from 病变, which covers any tissue pathology, not only cancer.

noun

cancerous transformationmalignant change

Examples

癌变。
Zhè zhǒng xì bāo fā shēng le ái biàn.
This type of cell has undergone cancerous transformation.
，癌变。
Yī shēng gào sù tā, zhè ge zhǒng liú yǒu ái biàn de kě néng.
The doctor told him that this tumor has a possibility of malignant change.
癌变。
Zǎo qī fā xiàn kě yǐ zǔ zhǐ ái biàn de fā shēng.
Early detection can prevent the occurrence of cancerous transformation.

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