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  • 41cancer — (kan sèr) s. m. 1°   Terme d astronomie. Nom d une des constellations zodiacales, figurée par une écrevisse.    Celui des signes du zodiaque qui, par suite de la révolution annuelle de la terre, semble parcouru par le soleil à peu près du 20 juin …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 42cancer — can|cer W2S2 [ˈkænsə US ər] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: crab, cancer ] 1.) [U and C] a very serious disease in which cells in one part of the body start to grow in a way that is not normal →↑tumour ▪ A lot of cancers can now be treated… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43cancer */*/*/ — UK [ˈkænsə(r)] / US [ˈkænsər] noun Word forms cancer : singular cancer plural cancers 1) [countable/uncountable] a serious illness caused by a group of cells in the body increasing in an uncontrolled way. Cancer is often treated by chemotherapy ( …

    English dictionary

  • 44Cancer ! — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cancer (homonymie). Cancer ! est une revue littéraire française fondée par Johann Cariou et Bruno Deniel Laurent en 2000 et auto dissoute en 2004. Sommaire 1 Les débuts de la revue …

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  • 45cancer — n. 1)to develop cancer 2) breast; colon, colorectal; lung; metastatic; rectal; skin; stomach cancer 3) inoperable; terminal cancer 4) cancer metastasizes; spreads * * * [ kænsə] colon colorectal lung metastatic rectal …

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  • 46pharyngeal cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the pharynx (the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the windpipe and esophagus). Pharyngeal cancer includes cancer of the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 47throat cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the pharynx (the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the windpipe and esophagus). Throat cancer includes cancer of the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 48cancer — General term frequently used to indicate any of various types of malignant neoplasms, most of which invade surrounding tissues, may metastasize to several sites, and are likely to recur after attempted removal and to cause death of the patient… …

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  • 49cancer — can|cer [ kænsər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a serious illness caused by a group of cells in the body increasing in an uncontrolled way. Cancer is often treated by CHEMOTHERAPY (=special drugs) or by RADIATION: Some cancers are easier to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 50stage I laryngeal cancer — Cancer is found only in the area where it started. Stage I laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx. If it started in the supraglottis, then cancer is in one area of the supraglottis only and the vocal cords can move… …

    English dictionary of cancer terms