cancer | | |
n. (state) | 1. cancer, malignant neoplastic disease | 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. |
| ~ malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor | a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body. |
| ~ lymphoma | 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. |
| ~ cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; 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. |
n. (person) | 2. cancer, crab | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ astrology, star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon. |
n. (object) | 3. cancer | a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini. |
| ~ zodiac | a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes. |
| ~ constellation | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth. |
n. (location) | 4. cancer, cancer the crab, crab | the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22. |
| ~ mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided. |
n. (animal) | 5. cancer, genus cancer | type genus of the family Cancridae. |
| ~ arthropod genus | a genus of arthropods. |
| ~ cancridae, family cancridae | many of the best known edible crabs. |
| ~ cancer magister, dungeness crab | small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America. |
| ~ cancer irroratus, rock crab | crab of eastern coast of North America. |
| ~ cancer borealis, jonah crab | large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America. |
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