Welcome to the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms, a resource with more than 6,000 terms
related to cancer and medicine.
Tips on Looking Up a Word or Phrase
- In the search box, type the word or phrase you are looking for and click the "Go"
button.
- Click the radio button in front of the word "Contains" when you want to find all
terms in the dictionary that include a word or set of letters. For example,
if you type "lung" and select "Contains," the search will find terms such as "small
cell lung cancer" as well as "lung cancer."
- You can also click on a letter of the alphabet to browse through the dictionary.
- The search box has an autosuggest feature. When you type three or more letters,
a list of up to 10 suggestions will pop up below the box. Click on a suggestion
with your mouse or use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move through the suggestions
and then hit the Enter key to choose one.
- Using the Escape key or clicking "close" within the autosuggest box closes the box
and turns off the feature until you start a new search.
- After you find your word or phrase, use the tabs under the search box to toggle
between definitions in English and Spanish.
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