Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A disease where cells grow uncontrollably, forming tumors which can spread to different parts of the body.
Cancer
/ˈkænsə/Synonyms:
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Examples:
The Patriarch is a cancer.
It's like cancer, that television.
He got the cancer out—he's not taking off my breast!"
Etymology:
The term cancer comes from the Latin word for crab, cancer, due to the crab-like appearance of the disease's spreading nature. The word traces back to Greek ‘karkinos’, shared with the name of the zodiac sign.
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