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proper noun (symbol �)
- (constellation) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
Translations: - French: Cancer
- German: Krebs
- Spanish: Cí¡ncer
- Italian: Cancro
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Etymology: Latin cancer
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noun
- (context, medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
Translations: - Dutch: kanker(nl)
- French: cancer(fr)m
- German: Krebs(de)
- Italian: cancro(it)
- Spanish: cí¡ncer(es)
Etymology: From (term, cancer, , crab, lang=la). Applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab.
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