cancer

ˈkænsə

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#1·1d ago

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

Origin: Borrowed from , a (possibly cognate), applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·1d ago

(figuratively) Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.

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#3·1d ago

(slang, vulgar, offensive) Extremely unpleasant and annoying.

I used to love this game, but the new meta is straight up cancer.

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