Definition of Cancerous

1. Adjective. Relating to or affected with cancer. "A cancerous growth"

Similar to: Malignant
Derivative terms: Cancer

2. Adjective. Like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads. "Pornography is cancerous to the moral development of our children"
Similar to: Malign

Definition of Cancerous

1. a. Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer.

Definition of Cancerous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Cancerous

1. A tumour or growth that is malignant (can spread). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cancerous

cancellous
cancellous bone
cancellous tissue
cancellus
cancels
cancel out
cancer
Cancer
canceration
cancered
cancericidal
cancerigenic
cancerocidal
cancerophobia
cancerous (current term)
cancerous (current term)
cancerously
cancers
cancerweed
cancer antigen 125 test
cancer bodies
cancer body
Cancer borealis
cancer care facilities
cancer cell
cancer cell
cancer detection
cancer drug
cancer en cuirasse
cancer family

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