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mule spinners' cancer

mule spinners' cancer noun: an epithelioma of the scrotum, believed to be caused by exposure to mineral oil.

Noun

mule spinners' cancer (uncountable)

  1. An epithelioma of the scrotum, believed to be caused by exposure to mineral oil.

Forms of mule spinners' cancer

alternative formmule spinner's cancer

Origin of mule spinners' cancer

The condition was first reported in 1887 in a cotton mule spinner.

Questions about mule spinners' cancer

What does mule spinners' cancer mean?
Mule spinners' cancer means an epithelioma of the scrotum, believed to be caused by exposure to mineral oil.
What part of speech is mule spinners' cancer?
Mule spinners' cancer is a noun.

Words near mule spinners' cancer in the dictionary

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  2. mule shoes
  3. mule skinner
  4. mule skinners
  5. mule spinner's cancer
  6. mule spinners' cancer
  7. mule stubborn
  8. mule train
  9. mule trains
  10. mule twist
  11. mule's ear

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