Cancer vs Cytotechnology - What's the difference?
cancer | cytotechnology |
(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
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The microscopic interpretation of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities.
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As nouns the difference between cancer and cytotechnology
is that cancer is cancer while cytotechnology is the microscopic interpretation of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities.cancer
English
* (wikipedia "cancer")Noun
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Synonyms
* (disease) growth, malignancy, neoplasia * (something which spreads) lichenHyponyms
* tumor * leukaemia, leukemiaDerived terms
(types of cancer) * bowel cancer * breast cancer * colon cancer * leukemia * testicular cancer * lung cancer * prostate cancer * ovarian cancer * skin cancer * cervical cancerSee also
* malignantAnagrams
* ----cytotechnology
English
(wikipedia cytotechnology)Noun
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