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NounSino-Korean: 癌
- 1
cancer; tumor
A disease in which cells grow inside an organ of an organism and then spread out to the surrounding organs, developing into malignant tumors.
Korean definition: 생물의 조직 안에서 세포가 자라나서 점점 주위의 조직이나 장기로 번져 가며 악성 종양을 일으키는 병.
They say that patient has cancer and won't live more than a few months.
This elderly man has undergone three operations to remove a cancer in his liver.
- 2
cancer; rotten apple
(figurative) A serious defect or bad practices difficult to fix.
Korean definition: (비유적으로) 큰 장애나 고치기 어려운 나쁜 일.
War is like a cancer that destroys world peace.
Robbery, drugs, fraud and so on are no different from a cancer on this society.