Kanser

cancernoun

Alternative meanings

cancer; serious disease; abnormal cell growth; malignant tumor, depending on context

Pronunciation

KAN-ser

Root and affixes

Adapted loanword from cancer. In medical contexts it is related to tumor, sakit, and pagtuon sa kanser for oncology.

Variants or conjugations

kanser; cancer; sakit nga kanser

Related words and expressions

sakit = disease; tumor = tumor; doktor = doctor; tambal = medicine or remedy; ospital = hospital; pagtuon sa kanser = oncology

Meaning and usage notes

This entry covers cancer as a disease. It does not refer to the zodiac sign Cancer. Tumor is used for tumor, but not every tumor is necessarily cancer.