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NounSino-Korean: 癌

  1. 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. 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.