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noun
1.
Pathology.
a.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
b.
any disease characterized by such growths.
2.
any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively; blight.
3.
genitive Can·cri 
[kang-kree] . (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the crab, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo.
[kang-kree] . (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the crab, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo.4.
(initial capital letter) Astrology.
a.
the fourth sign of the zodiac: the cardinal water sign.
b.
a person born under this sign, usually between June 21 and July 22.
5.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: literally, crab; Latin stem cancr-, dissimilated from *carcr-, with *carc-r- akin to Greek karkínos, Sanskrit karkata crab; see canker
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: literally, crab; Latin stem cancr-, dissimilated from *carcr-, with *carc-r- akin to Greek karkínos, Sanskrit karkata crab; see canker
Related forms
can·cer·ous, adjective
can·cered, adjective
can·cer·ous·ly, adverb
can·cer·ous·ness, noun
non·can·cer·ous, adjective
EXPANDun·can·cer·ous, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. sickness, evil, plague, scourge.
2. sickness, evil, plague, scourge.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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