cancer

Danish

noun
Definitions
  • cancer disease
  • (slang) Something perceived as bad.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer (crab, a cancer, cancer, lattice, barrier, grid, tumor).

Origin

Latin

cancer

Gloss

crab, a cancer, cancer, lattice, barrier, grid, tumor

Concept
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Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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