癌症 (ái zhèng) — cancer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

癌症 (áizhèng) is the general term for the disease 'cancer'. 肿瘤 (zhǒngliú) is broader — it means 'tumor' (which can be benign or malignant), while 癌 (ái) is the character for 'carcinoma' and is used in compound names like 肺癌 (lung cancer) or 肝癌 (liver cancer), but not alone as a full noun for the disease.

noun

cancer

Examples

癌症。
Xīyān róngyì dǎozhì ái zhèng.
Smoking easily leads to cancer.
癌症。
Hěn duō ái zhèng huànzhě kěyǐ chángqī cúnhuó.
Many cancer patients can survive long-term.
癌症。
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū ái zhèng de bìngyīn.
Scientists are studying the causes of cancer.

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