What is the connection between malignant neoplasms and crabs?

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The more common term for malignant neoplasms, cancer, is Latin for crab, and the word "carcinogen," meaning a cancer-causing agent, comes from the Greek word for crab, "karkinos." What is the connection between these two seemingly unrelated things?
Cancer, both the disease and the astronomical constellation, derive from the Latin cancer or cancrum, meaning crab. The astrological sign, of course, is said to resemble a crab and the disease was so named by the ancient Greek physician Galen (129-200 A.D.) who noted the similarity between a certain type of tumor with a crab as well—the swollen veins around the tumor resembling the legs of a crab.

Old English adopted cancer directly from Latin and used it for a variety of spreading sores and ulcers. This early sense survives in the modern word canker. From c.1000 in a manuscript called Læce Boc (Leech Book), collected in Oswald Cockayne’s Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England, Vol. II, 1865:

Gemeng wið þam dustum, clæm on ðone cancer.
(Mix with the dust, smear on the cancer.)

And from Wyclif’s 2 Timothy, 1382:

The word of hem crepith as a kankir

The word was being applied specifically to the disease we today call cancer by the beginning of the 17th century. From Philemon Holland’s translation of Pliny’s Historie of the World:

Cancer is a swelling or sore comming of melancholy bloud, about which the veins appeare of a blacke or swert colour, spread in manner of a Creifish clees.

The astronomical sense of cancer is from the Latin name for the constellation of the crab. The name was known to the Anglo-Saxons, but only as a Latin name and was not assimilated into English until the Middle English period. It appears in Ælfric’s De Temporibus Anni, written c.993, in a list of the constellations of the Zodiac:

Feorða • Cancer • þæt is Crabba
(Fourth, Cancer, that is the crab.)

The Anglicized name appears c.1391 in Chaucer’s Treatise on the Astrolabe:

In this heved of cancer is the grettist declinacioun northward of the sonne...this signe of cancre is clepid the tropik of Somer.
(At this first point (head) of cancer is the greatest declination northward of the sun…this sign of cancer is named the tropic of summer.)

(Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition)  (+ info)

What is the difference between an anus and a vagina?

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The reason I ask is because a prisoner compared an anus to a vagina.
I know where it is at. I am asking how are they different since they are both orifice.
In terms of temperature, the rectum is about 4 degrees (Fahrenheit) warmer than a vagina.

Obviously the anus is "tighter" than the vagina (not always, but you see where I'm going with this)

The anal wall isn't textured like the vagina, the vaginal wall is similar to the roof of ones mouth, and provides lubrication for penetration.  (+ info)

What natural remedies are useful for genital warts in the anus area?

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I have genital warts (HPV virus) around my anus area and want to know what can I use to get rid of them or make the itching stop. Do the same remedies for regular warts work for genital warts? What is safe in the anus area? Do you know of any websites or resources for genital warts? Thanks for all your help
you need to see a dr. they can remove them for you even at the health department. they can treat them a few different ways. if all of the warts are removed at one they should not come back, unless you sleep with someone who has the warts also. you will still have the hpv and can transmit it, but you cant give ppl the warts once you have them taken off.

be prepared, it hurts like hell when they treat them too.   (+ info)

What should a healthy human anus look like?

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I'm just wondering what an anus should look like if it is healthy. Also, how do you care for your anus?
u can start by washing it......i don't know why u have asked tht question....if u have a rash just get some cream from the pharmacy and use it....other than that if it's scally...i.e. rough...use a moisturiser....hair on .in anus(crack) is ok in adults..all part of growing up...think i've covered it all....  (+ info)

What causes a bulging of the rectum through the anus and how is it corrected?

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I have a patient whose rectum ( I think) protrudes through the anus. It is not always visible but when it is it protrudes out at least 2-3 inches and is dark red in color. She state it is not painful.
So, you're a doctor.... asking people w/o a medical degree to diagnose a condition for you.... nice.  (+ info)

Does your anus ever get larger or bigger as you grow?

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I'm talking about the hole in your butt, I think anus is the right word.

Does it ever get bigger, wider, or open more? Or does it just get bigger by stretching it?

Does it grow during puberty? Will a boy get a larger anus when he gets older?
...............{{{crickets chirping}}}..........  (+ info)

How should I clean my anus in the shower?

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What is the best way of cleaning the anus in the shower? I usually stick the corner of a bar of soap in, but is there any better way?
You really shouldn't put anything inside there. Things come out of there, & nothing should go in because you risk cutting or scraping the inner walls of your anus/rectum. There is no need to put soap in it. All you have to do is clean the skin around it with soap and water.  (+ info)

How do I finger my anus to get best results?

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I'm 16 and I've just discovered anal fingering but whenever I try it it doesn't give me any pleasure and turns out quite messy. I've even tried fisting but can't fit my hand into my anus and I wanna know if there is anyway to help me get the best results from anal fingering/fisting?
if you clean your butt hole it wouldn't be messy, get somethin' round and sit on it  (+ info)

How do i retrieve items that i have previously inserted into my anus?

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I thought it would be interesting attempting to insert a cucumber into my anus, but it got stuck. I cannot retrieve it, what creams/lotions do you suggest? It's been there for quite a while, and is getting uncomfortable.
you might need a doctor to get it out for you
or when you feel the urge to go for a poo, try pushing it out yourself

that might take hours though..  (+ info)

What's wrong with an anus if it is bleeding during bowel movement?

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My boyfriend has been feeling discomfort in his anus for the past couple months. He has been experiencing hemorrhoids, pains in his groin, hard feces, and pain during bowel movements. Can anyone detect what this is?

What could happen if my boyfriend performed oral sex on me during a yeast infection?
he is straining too hard. Needs to drink more fluid because his chit is too dry.

On the second question...if he's nasty enough to go there then I guess you can make bread?  (+ info)

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