Did you know that cancer means crab?
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Did you know that cancer means crab? Why?
Yes, its true — the word "cancer" originally means "crab."
🦀 Why does "cancer" mean "crab"?
The connection comes from ancient Greek medicine.
🔍 Origin:
The word "cancer" comes from the Latin word for crab, which is cancer.
That Latin word was borrowed from the Greek word karkinos (καρκίνος), which also means crab.
🧠 Why did ancient doctors use this word?
The famous Greek doctor Hippocrates (around 400 B.C.) used the word karkinos to describe tumors.
He thought that:
A cancerous tumor looked like a crab, with:
A round center (the main lump)
And vein-like extensions that spread out, like crab legs
So visually, he thought the tumor resembled a crab — and the name stuck.
📘 Quick summary:
"Cancer" = Latin for crab
Named because tumors looked like crabs — with a central body and spreading "legs" (veins)
This idea goes back to ancient Greek and Roman medicine.
你知道「cancer」(癌症)原本是「螃蟹」的意思嗎?為什麼呢?
是的,這是真的 — 「cancer」這個詞最初就是指「螃蟹」。
🦀 為什麼「cancer」會是「螃蟹」?
這個說法來自古希臘的醫學。
🔍 起源:
「cancer」這個詞來自拉丁文,意思是螃蟹,而這個拉丁詞是從希臘文「karkinos」(καρκίνος)借用過來的,希臘文同樣是「螃蟹」的意思。
🧠 為什麼古代醫生會用這個詞?
著名的希臘醫生希波克拉底(約公元前400年)用「karkinos」來描述腫瘤。
他認為:
癌症腫瘤看起來像螃蟹,有:
一個圓形的中心(主要腫塊)
和像螃蟹腳一樣向外延伸的血管
因此,他覺得腫瘤的形狀像螃蟹 — 這個名字就這樣沿用下來了。
📘 簡單總結:
「Cancer」= 拉丁文的「螃蟹」
因為腫瘤看起來像螃蟹 — 有中央的身體和向外延伸的「腳」(血管)
這個概念來自古希臘和羅馬的醫學。
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