Cancer
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- noun
- /ˈkænsər/
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género Cancer
- In coastal regions, many restaurants offer cancer crab as a specialty on their menus.
Examples
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As we walked along the beach, we spotted several cancer crabs scuttling across the sand.
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This is a gold ring that has cancer crab on it.
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Specifically, Pim-1 is thought to promote inflammation-induced tumorigenesis and promote cancer cell survival during chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
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The mouse mammary intraductal (MIND) model has been developed to study breast cancer cell invasion in vivo.
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The let-7 family of miRNAs are strong regulators of cancer stem cell genes and are downregulated in pancreatic tumors.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring cancer crabs harvested from the local waters.
Compounds
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A serious lung illness from harmful cell growth often caused by smoking
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A disease in the prostate where cells grow too much and make a harmful lump
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A harmful growth in the large intestine that can spread to other parts
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A serious disease of the pancreas, the organ behind the stomach, where cells grow without control
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A serious liver disease in which cells grow too fast and form a harmful lump
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A disease in the mouth when harmful cells grow and form a lump often on the lips or tongue
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An imaginary line around the Earth about 23 degrees north of the Equator where the sun can be directly overhead
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A small abnormal structure inside certain white blood cells seen in some cancers
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A large red crab called the Jonah crab that lives in deep water off the eastern coast of North America
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A crab that lives on rocky coasts of eastern North America and is often caught for food
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A large crab from the Pacific coast of North America that people eat
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A plant like sage with hairy leaves and small purple flowers that grows in the eastern United States
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A harmful growth that starts in the body's glands, like the breast or prostate
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A group of cancer cells that have not yet grown into deeper tissue or spread to other body parts
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A harmful growth in the womb that starts in tissue from pregnancy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cancer comes from an old Latin word cancer that means 'crab', so scientists used it as the name for a group of crabs, including some edible kinds.