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.
carcinemia
carcinogen
carcinogenesis
carcinogenic
carcinoid
carcinology
carcinolysin
carcinolysis
carcinolytic
carcinoma
carcinomatoid
carcinomatophobia (s) (noun) (no plural)
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.
carcinomorphic
Shaped or in the form of a crab or crustacean.