Cancer vs Crawfish - What's the difference?
cancer | crawfish |
(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
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, title= (figuratively) Something which spreads within something else, damaging the latter.
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(dialect, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw, used with out
As nouns the difference between cancer and crawfish
is that cancer is a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation while crawfish is alternative form of lang=en.As a proper noun Cancer
is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.As a verb crawfish is
to backpedal, desert or withdraw, used with outcancer
English
* (wikipedia "cancer")Noun
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Synonyms
* (disease) growth, malignancy, neoplasia * (something which spreads) lichenHyponyms
* tumor * leukaemia, leukemiaDerived terms
(types of cancer) * bowel cancer * breast cancer * colon cancer * leukemia * testicular cancer * lung cancer * prostate cancer * ovarian cancer * skin cancer * cervical cancerSee also
* malignantAnagrams
* ----crawfish
English
Noun
Synonyms
* crayfish * crawdadVerb
- He said he'd organize the project, but I think he crawfished out of it.