This is the 9210th most frequent Portuguese word.
cancerosas
"Cancerosas" means "cancerous" in English, referring to something related to cancer.
Here, "cancerosas" is used as an adjective to describe the cells that are affected by cancer.
As células cancerosas se multiplicam rapidamente.
The cancerous cells multiply rapidly.
In this sentence, "cancerosos" is metaphorically used to describe habits that could have harmful prolonged effects similar to the nature of cancer.
Alguns hábitos de vida podem se tornar cancerosos a longo prazo.
Some lifestyle habits can become cancerous in the long term.
Here, "cancerosas" is figuratively used to emphasize the harmful and invasive nature of these worries.