Cáncer
Example: El cáncer de pulmón requiere un tratamiento especializado urgente.
Definition
"Cáncer" refers to a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the body, which can invade and destroy healthy tissues. For example, lung cancer requires urgent specialized treatment to manage its progression.
Etymology
The word "cáncer" comes from the Latin term 'cancer,' meaning crab. This name was given because the swollen veins around tumors resembled the shape of a crab's legs. The term was adopted into Spanish and other languages to describe malignant tumors.
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"Cáncer" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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