Other Definitions cancer (enc)
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Cancer| Noun | 1. | 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 streamlymphoma - a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer | | | 2. | Cancer - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer | | | 3. | Cancer - a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Geminizodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes | | | 4. | Cancer - the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 | | | 5. | Cancer - type genus of the family Cancridae | |
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