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cancerous

ADJECTIVE
malignant
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Cancerous cells exhibited a similar but not quite as strong shortage in deuterium.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2024

Cancerous tumors consist of a mixture of cells, the most important of which are cancer stem cells.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

Cancerous tissues are easier to spot in fatty tissue, where they appear as white spots or shadows on a mammogram.

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2023

Cancerous cervix cells that were subsequently removed from Ms. Lacks were the first to grow in culture.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2015

Cancerous stenosis is accompanied by infiltration of the periesophageal tissue, and usually by projecting bleeding fungations.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier




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