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What is "cancer" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 25-10-2024 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does cancer mean in English? Meaning of cancer definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "cancer" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "cancer": 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

Noun

  • 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
  • Synonyms: cancer malignant neoplastic disease
  • Hyponyms: cancer of the blood carcinoma leucaemia leukaemia leukemia lymphoma sarcoma
  • Hypernyms: malignant neoplasm malignant tumor metastatic tumor

    • Meaning of "cancer": (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

    Noun

  • Meaning: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
  • Synonyms: cancer crab
  • Hypernyms: individual mortal person somebody someone soul

    • Meaning of "cancer": a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

    Noun

  • Meaning: a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
  • Synonyms: cancer
  • Instance Hypernyms: constellation

    • Meaning of "cancer": the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

    Noun

  • Meaning: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
  • Synonyms: cancer cancer the crab crab
  • Instance Hypernyms: house mansion planetary house sign sign of the zodiac star sign

    • Meaning of "cancer": type genus of the family Cancridae

    Noun

  • Meaning: type genus of the family Cancridae
  • Synonyms: cancer genus cancer
  • Hypernyms: arthropod genus
  • Member Holonyms: cancer borealis cancer irroratus cancer magister dungeness crab jonah crab rock crab

    • Synonyms:

    tumor, corruption, malignancy, disease, sickness, canker, C, carcinoma, big C, long illness,

    Antonyms:

    health, benignity, wholesomeness,

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