Main Entry: cancer
Pronunciation: ‘kan(t)-sər
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, cancer
1 : capitalized a : a northern zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo b (1) : the 4th sign of the zodiac in astrology see ZODIAC table (2) : one born under the sign of Cancer
2 : Latin, crab, cancer a : a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis b : an abnormal bodily state marked by such tumors
3 : something evil or malignant that spreads destructively
4 a : an enlarged tumorlike plant growth (as that of crown gall) b : a plant disease marked by such growths
– cancerous /’kan(t)sərəs, ‘kan(t)-sər- / adjective
– cancerously adverb
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Cancer: The Crab
Cancer: The Crab. (2019, Feb 02). Retrieved from https://artscolumbia.org/cancer-essay-3-77733/
