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рак — meaning in English

rak

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English meaning

  • cancer noun A disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide uncontrollably, often forming tumours.
  • canker noun A disease that causes decay in plants, or the damaged area it leaves behind.
  • crayfish noun A small, freshwater crustacean resembling a miniature lobster, often eaten as food or kept in aquariums.

Senses

рак is used for these senses in English:

  • Cancer Someone with a Cancer star sign.
  • cancer (medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
  • canker (plant disease) A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
  • crayfish Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

cancer — full definition

  1. noun A disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide uncontrollably, often forming tumours.
  2. noun Figuratively, something harmful that spreads and worsens unchecked.
  3. noun The zodiac sign of the crab, covering birthdays from late June to late July.

canker — full definition

  1. noun A disease that causes decay in plants, or the damaged area it leaves behind.
  2. noun A painful sore, especially inside the mouth.
  3. noun Figuratively, something that slowly corrupts or destroys from within.
  4. verb To corrode, corrupt, or slowly destroy.

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