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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| leukemia | x/xx | Noun, Noun | 
| lymphoma | x/x | Noun | 
| melanoma | xx/x | Noun | 
| leukaemia | //xx | Noun | 
| disease | x/ | Noun | 
| tumor | /x | Noun | 
| malignancy | x/xx | Noun | 
| tumour | /x | Noun | 
| chemotherapy | xx/xx | Noun | 
| carcinoma | xx/x | Noun | 
| prostate | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| metastasis | x/xx | Noun | 
| mesothelioma | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| illness | /x | Noun | 
| neuroblastoma | /xx/x | Noun | 
| diabetes | xx/x | Noun | 
| glioblastoma | x/x/x | Noun | 
| pancreatic | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| myeloma | /x/x | Noun | 
| osteosarcoma | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| lung | / | Noun | 
| chemo | /x | Noun | 
| ovarian | x/xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| illnesses | /xx | Noun | 
| oncology | x/xx | Noun | 
| neoplasia | xx/x | Noun | 
| tuberculosis | xxx/x | Noun | 
| breast | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| adenocarcinoma | x/xxx/x | Noun | 
| dementia | x/xx | Noun | 
| colorectal | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| cholangiocarcinoma | x/xxxx/x | Noun | 
| emphysema | xx/x | Noun | 
| sarcoma | x/x | Noun | 
| malignant | x/x | Adjective | 
| lupus | /x | Noun | 
| neoplasm | /xxx | Noun | 
| hyperplasia | xx/x | Noun | 
| growth | / | Noun | 
| dysplasia | x/x | Noun | 
| carcinoid | xxx | Noun | 
| chondrosarcoma | /xx/x | Noun | 
| basal cell carcinoma | /x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| histiocytosis | //xx/x | Noun | 
| retinoblastoma | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| infection | x/x | Noun | 
| hepatoma | xx/x | Noun | 
| necrosis | x/x | Noun | 
| lesion | /x | Noun | 
| adenopathy | x/xxx | Noun | 
| infectious disease | x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| chronic | /x | Adjective | 
| fibrosis | x/x | Noun | 
| mass | / | Noun | 
| keratosis | /x/x | Noun | 
| atypia | x/xx | Noun | 
| aplasia | x/x | Noun | 
| glioma | x/x | Noun | 
| chronic myeloid leukemia | /x/xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| chicken pox | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| mucositis | x//x | Noun | 
| pandemic | x/x | Noun | 
| res | / | Verb, Noun | 
| cells | / | Verb | 
| hereditary | x/xxx | Verb | 
| tropic | /x | Noun | 
| endometrial | xxxxx | Verb, Adjective | 
| chemoprevention | xxx/x | Noun | 
| operable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| lett | / | Verb | 
| inoperable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| resectable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| bladder | /x | Verb, Adjective | 
| bull | / | Verb | 
| nasopharynx | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unresectable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| esophageal | x/xx | Verb, Noun | 
| capricorn | /xx | Name | 
| cervix | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| vulvar | /x | Adjective | 
| rectum | /x | Adjective | 
| head | / | Adverb | 
| cystectomy | x/xx | Noun | 
| asbestosis | xx/x | Noun | 
| immunotherapy | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| mammary | /xx | Adjective | 
| invasive | x/x | Adjective | 
| diagnosed | xx/ | Verb | 
| testicular | x/xx | Adjective | 
| brachytherapy | /x/xx | Noun | 
| oesophageal | /x/xx | Adjective | 
| staging | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| gynecologic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| stomach | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| prostatectomy | xx/xx | Noun | 
| curable | /xx | Adjective | 
| cervical | /xx | Adjective | 
| rectal | /x | Adjective | 
| lymphadenectomy | xx//xx | Noun | 
| papillary | /xxx | Noun | 
| pisces | /x | Name | 
| mastectomy | x/xx | Noun | 
| endocrine | /xx | Verb | 
| larynx | /x | Adjective | 
| gynaecological | /xx/xx | Adjective | 
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective | 
| aging | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| aids | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| anticancer | xx/x | Adjective | 
| antineoplastic | xxxx/x | Adjective, Name | 
| blight | / | Noun, Verb | 
| canker | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| carcinogen | x/xx | Noun | 
| carcinogenesis | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| cardiovascular | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| circulatory | /xxxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| cure | / | Noun, Verb | 
| death | / | Noun | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| dormancy | /xx | Noun | 
| endometriosis | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| genetics | x/x | Noun | 
| health | / | Noun | 
| hodgkin | /x | Name | 
| hospital | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| incidence | /xx | Noun | 
| inducing | x/x | Adjective | 
| july | x/ | Name | 
| kill | / | Verb, Noun | 
| krebs | / | Name | 
| leprosy | /xx | Noun | 
| lymph | / | Noun | 
| lymphatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| migraine | /x | Noun | 
| neurosciences | /xxxx | Noun | 
| noncardiac | x/xx | Adjective | 
| patient | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| peptic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| poisoning | /xx | Noun | 
| producing | x/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| research | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| rhabdomyosarcoma | /xxxx/x | Noun | 
| scourge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| screening | /x | Noun | 
| sick | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| sickness | /x | Noun | 
| silicone | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| smoke | / | Noun, Verb | 
| trauma | /x | Noun | 
| ulcer | /x | Noun | 
| womb | / | Noun, Verb | 
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| dialect | /xx | Noun | 
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| collocation | xx/x | Noun | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| literally | /xxx | Adverb | 
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
