A Better word for Cancer?

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<p>I always thought the word never jived well with the title so I think something like Cellulite (I know) or cellulex sounds better for it’s properties. What’s a more appropriate or evident name you think?</p>

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<p>Don’t know if you saw this, but I replied to your old thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-confidential-cafe/746792-caffeine-skin-cancer.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-confidential-cafe/746792-caffeine-skin-cancer.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Supercancer?</p>

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<p>Not exactly a word: ACG (abnormal cell growth)</p>

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<p>^ That could be associated with much more than just cancer.</p>

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<p>True. I found another one: neoplasm. It’s actual medical field terminology.</p>

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<p>Once again, that word applied to more than one thing. A neoplasm can be benign (a skin mole, for instance, is a neoplasm), in which case it definitely has nothing to do with cancer.</p>

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<p>You are extremely difficult, you know that? I can’t think of any single word that means the exact same as “cancer.” But malignant neoplasm is synonymous with cancerous growth. And neoplasm refers to abnormal growth of tissue (i.e. tumors, whether benign or not, as rockermcr mentioned).</p>

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<p>Just some ideas on how it would better suit the properties of the word…cellulite (lol) sounds better, or cellulex, or cellsity, etc.</p>

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<p>Yourlifesucks. </p>

<p>Is pretty good.</p>