to cancer
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- verb
- /ˈkænsər/
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desarrollar cáncer
- We wanted the player to basically slowly become cancer in a game that happens in a human patient.
Examples
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I lost him five years ago to cancer.
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Cancer affects everyone since I truly have not met anyone who has not lost someone to cancer or knows of someone who is suffering from the disease.
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In my short time on this planet, I have known numerous people of both genders who currently have, or had, or have lost the battle to cancer.
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5 people liked this: Ridley Tumours evolve—so must cancer cures.
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The doctor explained how the treatment would help to cancer in its early stages.
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Many survivors wish to use their experience to help others cancer along their journey.
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Research shows that lifestyle changes can effectively help patients cancer more successfully.
Synonyms
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To form or cause a mass of extra cells in a body part
Antonyms
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
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb cancer comes from the same root karkinos meaning 'crab' and it is used to say that a part of the body has been affected by that same disease that grows and can spread. So to cancer is to become sick in the way the disease moves through the body.