carcino-, carcin-
(Greek: cancer ["crab"])
carcinectomy, carcinomectomy
1. The excision or surgical removal of a cancerous growth.
2. A surgical procedure in which all or part of an epithelial malignant tumor, or carcinoma, is removed.
2. A surgical procedure in which all or part of an epithelial malignant tumor, or carcinoma, is removed.
carcinemia
carcinogen
carcinogenesis
carcinogenic
carcinoid
carcinology
carcinolysin
carcinolysis
carcinolytic
carcinoma
carcinomatoid
A morbid fear of getting or of having cancer: Harry's carcinomatophobia was caused when the doctor told him that the medical diagnosis indicated that he had the ailment.
Cancer causes carcinomatophobia for some people because it is a very harmful growth or malignant tumor in the body which is formed by a change in the normal growth of cells and tending to spread and to destroy the healthy tissues and organs of a person's physical existence.
carcinomatosis
1. A condition resulting from widespread dissemination of carcinoma in multiple sites in various organs or tissues of the body; sometimes it is also used in relation to the involvement of a relatively large region of the body.
2. A condition in which cancer has spread widely throughout the body.
2. A condition in which cancer has spread widely throughout the body.
carcinomorphic
Shaped or in the form of a crab or crustacean.
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