Cancerous
Cancerous (kæn.sər.əs)
Cancerous is an adjective that describes a condition, cell, or growth that is characterized by cancer, a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
Etymology
The term "cancerous" is derived from the Latin word "cancer" which means "crab" or "creeping ulcer". This term was used to describe the disease due to the crab-like spread of the tumors and the hard, crusty surface of external tumors.
Related Terms
- Benign: A term used to describe a condition, tumor, or growth that is not cancerous.
- Malignant: A term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease. The term is most familiar as a description of cancer.
- Metastasis: The spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part.
- Oncology: The study and treatment of tumors.
- Carcinoma: A type of cancer that starts in cells that make up the skin or the tissue lining organs, such as the liver or kidneys.
- Sarcoma: A type of malignant tumor of connective or other nonepithelial tissue.
- Leukemia: A group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cancerous
- Wikipedia's article - Cancerous
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