cancer body
- noun
- Specialized
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cuerpo de cáncer
- Pathologists identified a cancer body in the patient's bone marrow sample.
Examples
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The appearance of a cancer body is often used as a diagnostic clue in certain malignancies.
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Research has focused on understanding the formation of the cancer body in malignant plasma cells.
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The cancer body was identified during the biopsy.
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Researchers are studying cancer bodies in plasma cells.
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Pathologists identified a cancer body in the patient's bone marrow sample.
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Research has focused on understanding the formation of the cancer body in malignant plasma cells.
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The appearance of a cancer body is often used as a diagnostic clue in certain malignancies.
Synonyms
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7.9
A small object found inside a cell, often seen in some diseases
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7.6
A small part inside a cell often seen when the cell has a disease
A small round spot inside a plasma cell, a white blood cell, that appears in cancer or long-term inflammation
A small spot inside a cell that shows disease or how the cell works
Surface Forms
Morphology
Knowing 'cancer' and 'body' gives a learner a vague idea that the phrase refers to something body-related linked to cancer, but the specific technical sense — an abnormal intracellular inclusion found in plasma cells — is a specialised medical usage that a B1 learner would not reliably infer. The relation is partially transparent (body as a structural or cellular 'body') but requires domain knowledge, so prior exposure is needed for the precise meaning.
Etymology
Cancer body The medical name cancer body comes from what doctors see under a microscope: a small round body inside a cell that has cancer. That's why finding this tiny 'sign' helps doctors recognise the disease.