càncer
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin cancer (“crab”), from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”); applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab. Doublet of cranc, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]càncer m (plural càncers)
- cancer (a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled proliferation)
Derived terms
[edit]- càncer de mama (“breast cancer”)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “càncer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “càncer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “càncer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “càncer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin cancer (“crab”), from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]càncer m (plural càncers)
- cancer (a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled proliferation)
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