cancer

cancer汉语翻译：
n. 癌, 恶性肿瘤
【医】癌词型变化：
形容词:cancerous英语解释：
名词 cancer:

any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell pision; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream同义词：malignant neoplastic disease

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer同义词：Crab

a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22同义词：Cancer the Crab, Crab

type genus of the family Cancridae同义词：genus Cancer

例句：

He was afflicted with cancer.他患了癌症。

The old man died from colon cancer.这位老人死于结肠癌。

His hometown is located in the north to the tropic of cancer.他的家乡在北回归线的北面。

The patient finally died from cancer.那位病人最终死于癌症。

He's got a cancer in his liver.他得了肝癌。

详细解释：
can.cer
n.（名词）
Any of various malignant neoplasms characterized by the proliferation of anaplastic cells that tend to invade surrounding tissue and metastasize to new body sites.
癌症：一种恶性肿瘤，其特征为退化细胞侵入周围组织和向新的身体部位移转并大量增生
The pathological condition characterized by such growths.
肿瘤：具有增生特征的病理状态
A pernicious, spreading evil:
社会恶习，社会毒瘤：一种恶性的、蔓延的罪恶 ：
例句：
A cancer of bigotry spread through the community.
一种顽固的社会恶习扩散到整个社区
来源：
Middle English * see canker
中古英语 *参见 canker
【引伸】
can.cerous