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What is the connection between malignant neoplasms and crabs?


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?
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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 a single eyelid and double eyelid?


I was wondering do every double eyelid people have big eyes or some have small eyes?And do every single eyelid people have small eyes or some have big eyes?
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we'll use Asians to compare since I've pretty much only seen single eyelided and double eyelided Asians.

if u look closely, double eyelids give an illusion of bigger eyes and also change the natural eyeshape by pulling the eye slightly upwards, then there's a more obvious curve, doubling the' bigger eye' illusion. If not, an avg human eye is pretty much the same size.

And believe me, i've seen plenty of ppl wv single eyelids but have huge eyes and ppl wv double eyelids wv really small eyes.

Hope i helped :D  (+ info)

What do i do about my swollen eyelid from being kicked in the face?


My friend kicked me in my face with some energy legs. And now my eyelid is really swollen. Is there anything i should do to fix it?

It is all purple and looks like i have a golf ball stuck underneath my eyelid.
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Yikes. Definitely ice it. Just place the ice right on there and relax for a while. Ice will make the swelling go down and help it heal faster. And although it might look cool for people with black eyes on TV to slap a steak on their injury, that's not a good idea. Who wants raw steak bacteria in their eye? Also, if you think it's not healing or you just want to make sure there was no damage to your eye, you may want to see a doctor, but you probably won't need to. Hope it feels better!  (+ info)

How long do i need to put double eyelid stickers for them to work?


I have double eyelids but its not very visible cause when i smile, you can't really see them. So i started using double eyelid stickers, they're quite good but they don't last very long, my eyes would have that crease for only a few minutes and then change back to normal. Do i need to put them on everyday or something? And for how long? A month?
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those stickers are to use all day and they don't change ur eye form. its just a temporary thing and will only work when u wear them.  (+ info)

How do you blink with eyelid glue or tape?


Recently I've read that people use eyelid glue/tape to create a crease. But if you're taping your eyelid up, how can you blink? Won't the blinking action cause the eyelid to detach? Or can you just not completely close your eyes when you're using it?
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The tape/glue is inside the crease. It will move with the eye. Unless the person does some crazy movements with their eyes, then it will ruin.  (+ info)

How do you treat a swollen, puffy eyelid at home which may have a sty on it?


I can barely open my painful swollen eyelid on my right eye. I can't get to the Doctor until? So, if you have any suggestions on treating it besides taking aspirin and warm compresses, (tried it and made it worse) I would really, really appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
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Hi I just wrote an article about this subject and think you may find it helpful. Kim

://healthmad.com/health/how-to-care-for-a-sty-eye/  (+ info)

what's the difference between an eyelid tumor and a chalizion?


I have a small lump inside my lower left eyelid. I am worried. I don't think its a sty because its not painful.
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chalazion is an obstructed sebecaous gland duct with retention of sebeaceuos secretions ,it can get get secondary infected and be painful ,most arent normally and disappear gradually and reopen by themselves ,if they dont a small surgical incision is done to clean it ,tumours are many categories benign malignant and some mimic even a chalazion ,,  (+ info)

How much does breast augmentation and double eyelid surgery cost in Korea?


I really want to get the double eyelid surgery in Korea. In the US its about 2500-5000, but does anyone know how much it cost in Korea? I also might want to get breast augmentation as well, how much does that cost in Korea? And what parts of Korea would it be best to get it in?
Thanks!
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I got my eyes done for 1000. He did a good job. Whatever you do, get these procedures done in seoul.  (+ info)

Is there an Eyelid fungus cream safe to use at home?


I think I have an itchy eyelid fungus close to where my eyelids meet. Is there an OTC cream I can safely use? I have had for a long time. At first I thought maybe it was eyelid lice, but now I am sure its a fungus cause it gets dry and crusty from time to time and always itchy and only on the inner section (close to nose) of top eyelids. Most antifungal creams say not to get near your eyes. I need help!
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i have this same problem. but i use a cream from walmart its a lotion actually for dry skin. i put it on both eyelids..its a cheap brand called equate works amazingly!  (+ info)

What could be causing just my left eyelid to pulsate or twitch randomly throughout the day?


My left eyelid has been pulsating for the past five days and I wonder if I should be worried about it. It is not painful, but is very annoying. It is not continuous but happens probably thirty times a day.
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Your having a muscle spasm. Drink more water and eat more bananas. If this continues and aggravates you go to your doctor and they can give you a med to relax it.  (+ info)

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