Phrase guide

liver cancer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A malignant neoplasm of the liver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cancer of the liver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liver disease, carcinoma

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 肝癌 (gān'ái) — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Dutch: leverkanker — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Finnish: maksasyöpä — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • French: cancer du foie — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Japanese: 肝癌 (kangan) — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Korean: 간암 (ganam) — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Portuguese: câncer de fígado — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Russian: рак пе́чени (rak péčeni) — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Swahili: saratani ya ini — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Swahili: kansa ya ini — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Swedish: levercancer — malignant neoplasm of the liver
  • Ukrainian: рак печінки (rak pečinky) — malignant neoplasm of the liver