| NOUN | state | cancer, malignant neoplastic disease | any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | Cancer, Crab | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer | |
| object | Cancer | a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere | |
| location | Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab | the fourth sign of the zodiac | |
| animal | Cancer, genus Cancer | type genus of the family Cancridae |
| Sounds | kae'nser | |
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| Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | malignant neoplastic disease | |
| Narrower | carcinoma | Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
| leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues | |
| lymphoma | A neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant | |
| sarcoma | A usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.) | |
| Broader | malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor | A tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body |
| Spanish | cáncer, carcinoma | |
| Catalan | càncer | |
| Adjectives | anticancer | used in the treatment of cancer |
| cancerous | relating to or affected with cancer | |
| precancerous | of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated | |
| Meaning | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer. | |
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| Synonym | Crab | |
| Category | astrology, star divination | A pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Meaning | A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini. | |
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| Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
| Part of | zodiac | A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic |
| Spanish | Cáncer, cáncer | |
| Catalan | Càncer, Cranc | |
| Meaning | The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22. | |
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| Synonyms | Cancer the Crab, Crab | |
| Instance of | sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
| Spanish | Cáncer, cáncer | |
| Catalan | càncer, cranc | |
| Meaning | type genus of the family Cancridae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Cancer | |
| Member of | Cancridae, family Cancridae | Many of the best known edible crabs |
| Members | Dungeness crab, Cancer magister | small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America |
| Jonah crab, Cancer borealis | large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America | |
| rock crab, Cancer irroratus | crab of eastern coast of North America | |
| Broader | arthropod genus | A genus of arthropods |
| Spanish | Cancer, cancer, género Cancer, genus cancer | |
| Catalan | cancer, càncer, genus cancer | |
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