cancerous

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Relating to or affected with cancer.
2. (figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
3. (slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.

Sinonieme

malignant

carcinogenic

cankerous

carcinomatous

carcinous

carcinoid

cancroid

Vertalings

canceroso

canceroso

cancéreux

canceroso

cancerós

krebsartig

kanserli

kankerachtig

cancéreuses

krebsig

karsinomatös

καρκινώδης

διογκωμένος

سرطاني

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkænsəɹəs/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English cancerous, from Latin cancerōsus, from cancer (“crab; tumor, cancer”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, cancer + -ous.