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uterine cancer

uterine cancer noun: any of certain cancers that occur in the uterus, excluding cervical cancer; their principal division into types is as endometrial cancer (adenocarcinoma and carcinosarcoma of the endometrium) and uterine sarcoma (sarcoma of the myometrium).

uterine cancer: any of certain cancers that occur in the uterus, excluding cervical cancer; their principal...
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Noun

uterine cancer (countable and uncountable, plural uterine cancers)

  1. (idiomatic) Any of certain cancers that occur in the uterus, excluding cervical cancer; their principal division into types is as endometrial cancer (adenocarcinoma and carcinosarcoma of the endometrium) and uterine sarcoma (sarcoma of the myometrium).

Forms of uterine cancer

pluraluterine cancers

Questions about uterine cancer

What does uterine cancer mean?
Uterine cancer means any of certain cancers that occur in the uterus, excluding cervical cancer; their principal division into types is as endometrial cancer (adenocarcinoma and carcinosarcoma of the endometrium) and uterine sarcoma (sarcoma of the myometrium).
What part of speech is uterine cancer?
Uterine cancer is a noun.
What is the plural of uterine cancer?
The plural of uterine cancer is uterine cancers.

Words near uterine cancer in the dictionary

  1. uteralgia
  2. uterectomies
  3. uterectomy
  4. uteri
  5. uterine
  6. uterine cancer
  7. uterine cycle
  8. uterine cycles
  9. uterine gland
  10. uterine horn
  11. uterine inertia

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