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cancer
[ kan-ser ]
noun
- Pathology.
- a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
- any disease characterized by such growths.
- any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively; blight.
- genitive Cancri [kang, -kree]. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the Crab, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo.
- Cancer, Astrology.
- the fourth sign of the zodiac: the cardinal water sign.
- a person born under this sign, usually between June 21 and July 22.
- tropic of Cancer. tropic1a
Cancer
1/ ˈkænsə /
noun
- astronomy a small faint zodiacal constellation in the N hemisphere, lying between Gemini and Leo on the ecliptic and containing the star cluster Praesepe
- astrology
- Also calledthe Crab the fourth sign of the zodiac, symbol ♋, having a cardinal water classification and ruled by the moon. The sun is in this sign between about June 21 and July 22
- Also calledMoonchild a person born during a period when the sun is in this sign
- tropic of CancerSee tropic
adjective
- astrology born under or characteristic of Cancer
cancer
2/ ˈkænsə /
noun
- any type of malignant growth or tumour, caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division: it may spread through the lymphatic system or blood stream to other parts of the body
- the condition resulting from this
- an evil influence that spreads dangerously
Cancer
1- A faint constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Leo and Gemini. Cancer (the Crab) is the fourth sign of the zodiac.
cancer
2/ kăn′sər /
- A disease characterized by any of various malignant neoplasms composed of abnormal cells that tend to proliferate rapidly and invade surrounding tissue. Without treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation, cancer cells can metastasize to other body sites and cause organ failure and death.
- A malignant tumor.
cancer
- A disease characterized by rapid growth of cells in the body, often in the form of a tumor . Cancer is invasive — that is, it can spread to surrounding tissues. Although this disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, research has provided considerable insight into its many causes (which may include diet, viruses , or environmental factors) and options for treatment (which include radiation , chemotherapy , surgery, and possibly gene therapy ).
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Derived Forms
- ˈcancerous, adjective
- ˈcancerously, adverb
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Other Words From
- cancer·ous adjective
- cancered adjective
- cancer·ous·ly adverb
- cancer·ous·ness noun
- non·cancer·ous adjective
- un·cancer·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cancer1
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Example Sentences
After four or five months of casual interaction, they realized they both had lost a young parent to cancer.
A single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
Family members say he developed also liver cancer after his capture.
My father has suffered two strokes and endured brain cancer since I was arrested and imprisoned.
Dean Sybil Todd passed away from pancreatic cancer before she could testify.
(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
To-day men of science are trying to conquer the horrors of cancer and smallpox, and rabies and consumption.
Since he died from cancer in the stomach, he could retain very little food.
The presence of lactic acid is the most suggestive single symptom of gastric cancer.
Considerable numbers of pus-corpuscles have been found in some cases of gastric cancer.
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