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can·cer
 cancer
- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of various diseases characterized by malignant tumors or other tissue degeneration that can spread locally or through the lymph or blood systems.
- synonyms:
- carcinoma
- similar words:
- malignancy, metastasis, neoplasm, sarcoma, tumor
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| definition 2: |
any destructive force or thing that spreads slowly.
- synonyms:
- blight, evil, malignancy, scourge
- similar words:
- canker, curse, disease, plague, rot
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| definition 3: |
(cap.) a spring zodiacal constellation located between Gemini and Leo; Crab.
- similar words:
- crab
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| definition 4: |
(cap.) the fourth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about June 21.
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| definition 5: |
(cap.) a person born under this sign, between June 21 and July 20.
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| related words: |
blight, growth, poison |
| derivations: |
cancerous (adj.), cancerously (adv.) |
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