"càncer" meaning in Catalan

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkan.sər] [Balearic, Central], [ˈkan.ser] [Valencian] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-càncer.wav Forms: càncers [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ca|la|cancer||crab|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin cancer (“crab”), {{bor+|ca|la|cancer||crab}} Borrowed from Latin cancer (“crab”), {{der|ca|grc|καρκίνος||crab}} Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”), {{doublet|ca|cranc}} Doublet of cranc Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} càncer m (plural càncers)
  1. cancer (a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled proliferation) Wikipedia link: ca:càncer Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Oncology Derived forms: càncer de mama (english: breast cancer) Related terms: cancerós
    Sense id: en-càncer-ca-noun-eroxFxx4 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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