BREAST CANCER Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase breast cancer. (close relations)
Definition of BREAST CANCER
cancer
Best Alternative Words for BREAST CANCER
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carcinoma | nounn | |||||||
noun • any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer | ||||||||
growth | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
malignancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death • quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will | ||||||||
neoplasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
tumor | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose |