No. 1,921 in Turkish
kanser
"Kanser" means "cancer" in English, referring to a disease characterized by abnormal cell growth.
In a sentence
Kanser erken teşhis edildiğinde tedavi şansı artar.
Cancer increases the chance of being treated when detected early.
Here, 'kanser' is used as a noun to refer to the disease 'cancer', and it functions as the subject of the sentence.
Sigara içmek kanser riskini artırır.
Smoking increases the risk of cancer.
In this sentence, 'kanser' again acts as a noun, representing the disease 'cancer', describing the kind of risk being increased.
Kanserle mücadelede yeni yöntemler geliştiriliyor.
New methods are being developed in the fight against cancer.
Here, 'kanser' is combined with the suffix '-le,' forming 'kanserle,' indicating 'with cancer.' It refers to battling against the disease.
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