单词 | cancer cell |
释义 | > as lemmascancer cell cancer cell n. ΚΠ 1840 London Med. Gaz. 15 May 317/2 Like the germ of the ovum, every individual cancer-cell must be regarded as an organism endowed with vital power and capability of development. 1842 Lancet 21 May 268/2 Numbers of cancer-cells contain young cells within their cavity. 1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) i. 7 If the causal agent can be carried from place to place, as, for instance, bacteria or groups of cancer cells, it is evident that it may..settle down in distant regions of the body, setting up new foci of disease. 2006 Guardian 18 Apr. i. 5/5 The US scientists..are particularly excited because ginger seems to offer a two-pronged attack on cancer cells: it makes them commit suicide, known as apoptosis, and self-digest, known as autophagy. < as lemmas |
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