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英语单词cancer的本意是螃蟹,巨蟹座就是大写的Cancer。它是怎么跟“恶性肿瘤”扯上关系的呢?原来,古希腊时代的名医希波克拉底首次描述了恶性肿瘤与良性肿瘤的区别,并详细阐述了身体各部位的肿瘤,并把处于发展期和发生溃疡的肿瘤命名为karkinos,在希腊语里就是“螃蟹”的意思。希波克拉底之所以把肿瘤称为“螃蟹”,可能是因为恶性肿瘤的表面形状恶性肿瘤通常有一个坚实的中心,然后向周遭伸出一些分支,就像螃蟹的形状。由于希波克拉底反对打开病人身体的做法,所以他所描述的是外观可见的肿瘤。
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cancer: can(可以)cer(死) 癌症可以弄死人
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Cancer is a disease in which cells grow uncontrollably and form tumors. The best chance of surviving cancer usually involves finding and treating it early.
The word cancer actually means “crab,” like the zodiac sign. Around 400 B.C., Greek physician Hippocrates is said to have named the disease karkinos, which is Greek for “crab,” when he noticed that tumors formed a crab-like shape. The word cancer describes not just a disease, but any sort of evilness that can spread. Hatred and bigotry are cancers that can destroy communities.
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breast cancer乳腺癌
lung cancer肺癌
liver cancer肝癌
gastric cancer胃癌
lung cancer肺癌
liver cancer肝癌
gastric cancer胃癌