Esperanto

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin cancer. Compare Italian cancro, French cancer. Doublet of kankro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kanˈt͡sero]
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: kan‧ce‧ro

Noun

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kancero (accusative singular kanceron, plural kanceroj, accusative plural kancerojn)

  1. cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)