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noun a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body

• The patient was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
• My aunt is fighting cancer and she's so brave.
• Cancer sucks, man. It's such a terrible disease.
• Negativity is like a cancer, spreading and infecting everything around it.

noun a type of cancer that develops from certain tissues, such as bone or muscle

• Sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops in the soft tissues of the body.
• My friend's dog was diagnosed with sarcoma and is undergoing treatment.
• I heard sarcoma is no joke, it's a tough battle to fight.
• Dealing with toxic relationships is like dealing with a sarcoma, it's important to cut it out before it spreads.

adjective relating to or affected by acromegaly, a disorder caused by excessive growth hormone production after puberty

• The patient was diagnosed with acromegalic features due to an overproduction of growth hormone.
• My friend's dad has that acromegalic condition where his hands and feet are abnormally large.
• I heard that dude at the gym is acromegalic, that's why he's so huge!
• The company's expansion was like an acromegalic growth, rapidly increasing in size and scale.