Chinese word

癌症

Pronunciation

Pinyinái zhèng

Meaning

  • nouncancer

Example

他正在接受癌症治疗。tā zhèng zài jiē shòu ái zhèng zhì liáo

He is receiving treatment for cancer.

Illustration for 癌症 (cancer)

More examples

定期检查可以帮助早期发现癌症。dìng qī jiǎn chá ké yǐ bāng zhù zǎo qī fā xiàn ái zhèng

Regular checkups can help detect cancer early.

Core concept

A harmful growth that begins when cells lose their normal limits and can travel from one part of the body to another.

Common phrases

  • 预防癌症yù fáng ái zhèng

    prevent cancer

  • 晚期癌症wǎn qī ái zhèng

    late-stage cancer

Similar words

肿瘤zhǒng liú: A mass of cells or tissue that may be harmless or malignant.
恶性肿瘤è xìng zhǒng liú: A malignant tumor that invades nearby tissue and can spread through blood or lymph.
癌ái: A malignant tumor that develops from cells lining body surfaces or organs.
良性肿瘤liáng xìng zhǒng liú: A tumor that usually does not invade nearby tissue or spread elsewhere.

Definition in Chinese

由于细胞异常增生形成的恶性肿瘤性疾病，能侵袭周围组织并向身体其他部位转移，可能危及生命。yóu yú xì bāo yì cháng zēng shēng xíng chéng de è xìng zhǒng liú xìng jí bìng néng qīn xí zhōu wéi zǔ zhī bìng xiàng shēn tǐ qí tā bù wèi zhuǎn yí kě néng wēi jí shēng mìng

Word origin

癌症 (áizhèng, "cancer") joins 癌 (ái, "cancer") with 症 (zhèng, "medical condition"), framing the growth as a disease rather than only as a lump.

Usage tips

  • The English word cancer is not a general synonym for tumor: a tumor may be benign, whereas cancer is malignant and can invade other tissue.

Opposites

  • 良性肿瘤liáng xìng zhǒng liúbenign tumornoun

Related words

  • 癌症预防ái zhèng yù fángcancer preventionnoun
  • 癌症复发ái zhèng fù fācancer recurrencenoun

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