ái

cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

sickness (疒) + sound 'ái' (嵒) = cancer

疒 is the sickness radical, appearing on characters related to disease. 嵒 contributes the pronunciation ái and has no semantic bearing here.

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他父亲去年被查出了症。

tā fù qin qù nián bèi chá chū le ái zhèng。

his father was diagnosed with cancer last year.

医生说早发现症可以提高治愈的机会。

yī shēng shuō zǎo fā xiàn ái zhèng kě yǐ tí gāo zhì yù de jī huì。

the doctor said that detecting cancer early can increase the chances of recovery.

Words with 癌

食道癌

shí dào ái

esophageal cancer

鳞状细胞癌

lín zhuàng xì bāo ái

squamous cell carcinoma

鼻咽癌

bí yān ái

cancers of the nose and throat

下咽癌

xià yān ái

(medicine) hypopharyngeal cancer

乳癌

rǔ ái

breast cancer

乳腺癌

rǔ xiàn ái

breast cancer

基底细胞癌

jī dǐ xì bāo ái

basal cell carcinoma

壁癌

bì ái

persistent mold on the wall

子宫颈癌

zǐ gōng jǐng ái

cervical cancer

懒癌

lǎn ái

(humorous) extreme laziness

抗癌

kàng ái

anti-cancer

晚期癌症

wǎn qī ái zhèng

terminal cancer

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