cancer

cancer
n.

1)to develop cancer

2) breast; colon, colorectal; lung; metastatic; rectal; skin; stomach cancer

3) inoperable; terminal cancer

4) cancer metastasizes; spreads

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['kænsə]
colorectal
metastatic
rectal
spreads
stomach cancer
terminal cancer
inoperable
to develop cancer
cancer metastasizes

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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