Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cancer
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Cancer
cancer
~ n 1 a very serious disease in which cells in one part of the body start to grow in a way that is not normal, often causing death (smoking causes lung cancer. | cancer of the jaw) 2 an activity that is increasing, and causes a lot of harm (Corruption is the cancer of society.) - cancerous adj (a cancerous growth)
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(Cancers) 1. Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who are born approximately between the 21st of June and the 22nd of July come under this sign. N-UNCOUNT 2. A Cancer is a person whose sign of the zodiac is Cancer. N-COUNT CANCER (cancers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Cancer is a serious disease in which cells in a person’s body increase rapidly in an uncontrolled way, producing abnormal growths. Her mother died of breast cancer... Ninety per cent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. N-VAR: oft n N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, ~ Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a. a northern zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo b. (1) the fourth sign of the zodiac in astrology — see zodiac table (2) one born under the sign of Cancer 2. Latin, crab, ~ 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 the ~ of hidden resentment — Irish Digest 4. a. an enlarged tumorlike plant growth (as that of crown gall) b. a plant disease marked by such growths • ~ous adjective • ~ously adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease caused by this. 2 an evil influence or corruption spreading uncontrollably. 3 (Cancer) a a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a crab. b the fourth sign of the zodiac (the Crab). c a person born when the sun is in this sign. Phrases and idioms cancer stick sl. a cigarette. Tropic of Cancer see TROPIC. Derivatives Cancerian n. & adj. (in sense 3). cancerous adj. Etymology: ME f. L, = crab, cancer, after Gk karkinos ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мед. рак a cancer —- раковая опухоль, карцинома cancer activity (conrol) —- мед. противораковые мероприятия; борьба против рака cancer carrier (case) —- больной раком cancer detection centre —- мед. онкологический центр cancer research —- исследования по раку cancer sticks —- сл. сигареты 2. язва, бич, бедствие 3. (C.) Рак (созвездие и знак зодиака) Tropic of C. —- тропик Рака 4. родившийся под созвездием Рака (в астрологии) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) med. рак 2) бич, бедствие 3) (Cancer) Рак (созвездие и знак зодиака) tropic of Cancer - тропик Рака Syn: see neoplasm ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E., from L. "a crab," later, "malignant tumor." Greek physician Galen, among others, noted similarity of crabs to some tumors with swollen veins. From Gk. karkinos, which, like the Mod.E. word, has three meanings: crab, tumor, and the zodiac constellation. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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