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# cancer **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** cancer ## Words From This Root - cancer - A serious disease in which abnormal cells grow and spread in the body. - cancerous - relating to or affected by cancer; malignantly spreading - canker - a spreading ulcer or plant sore; a corrupting influence
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cancer
B1
/ˈkæːnsə/
A serious disease in which abnormal cells grow and spread in the body.
cancerous
C2+
/ˈkænsərəs/
relating to or affected by cancer; malignantly spreading
canker
C2+
/ˈkæŋkɚ/
a spreading ulcer or plant sore; a corrupting influence
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