Common side effects and minor risks associated with anesthesia. Most side effects of general anesthesia are minor in people who are otherwise healthy and they can be easily managed by your anesthesia care team.
Synonyms for cancer in the sense of this definition. malignant neoplastic disease (cancer is a kind of ...) a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body. malignant neoplasm; malignant tumor; metastatic tumor (... is a kind of cancer) a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer. lymphoma
Medical Definition of Cancer. Cancer: An abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize (spread). Cancer is not one disease. It is a group of more than 100 different and distinctive diseases. Cancer can involve any tissue of the body and have many different forms in each body area. Most cancers are named for the type of cell or organ in which they start.