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Definition of Cancer
1. Noun. Any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream.
Generic synonyms: Malignant Neoplasm, Malignant Tumor, Metastatic Tumor
Specialized synonyms: Lymphoma, Carcinoma, Cancer Of The Blood, Leucaemia, Leukaemia, Leukemia, Sarcoma
Derivative terms: Cancerous
2. Noun. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Category relationships: Astrology, Star Divination
3. Noun. A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini.
4. Noun. The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.
Generic synonyms: House, Mansion, Planetary House, Sign, Sign Of The Zodiac, Star Sign
5. Noun. Type genus of the family Cancridae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Cancridae, Family Cancridae
Member holonyms: Cancer Magister, Dungeness Crab, Cancer Irroratus, Rock Crab, Cancer Borealis, Jonah Crab
Definition of Cancer
1. n. A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America, as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See Crab.
Definition of Cancer
1. Proper noun. (zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab. ¹
2. Proper noun. (astrology) The zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22 - July 22. ¹
3. Noun. Someone with a Cancer star sign ¹
4. Noun. (medicine oncology disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. ¹
5. Noun. (figuratively) Something which spreads within something else, damaging the latter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cancer
1. a malignant growth [n -S] : CANCERED [adj]
Medical Definition of Cancer
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