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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,pathology) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | malignant_neoplastic_disease | |
| Related terms: | malignant_tumor leukemia carcinoma sarcoma lymphoma | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (astronomy) the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from June 21 to July 22 | |
| Synonyms: | crab Cancer_the_Crab | |
| Related terms: | sign_of_the_zodiac | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (astronomy) a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini | |
| Related terms: | constellation zodiac | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer | |
| Synonyms: | crab | |
| Related terms: | person astrology | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) type genus of the family Cancridae | |
| Synonyms: | genus_Cancer | |
| Related terms: | arthropod_genus Cancridae rock_crab Jonah_crab Dungeness_crab | |
| Similar spelling: |
cancerous canker Cancro chancery cancroid cankerous Cancridae camcorder concert concern |
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