"carcino-" meaning in English

See carcino- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|id=turn}}, {{der|en|grc|καρκίνος||crab}} Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} carcino-, {{en-prefix}} carcino-
  1. Cancer. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-carcino--en-prefix-u1tL-ikz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 35 0 31 9 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 0 30 17 0
  2. crab, crustacean. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-carcino--en-prefix-GiL3p-sD
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