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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 |
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malignant neoplasm,
malignant tumor,
metastatic tumor a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
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lymphoma a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
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carcinoma any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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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
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sarcoma a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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Cancer - type genus of the family Cancridae |
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arthropod genus a genus of arthropods
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cancridae,
family cancridae many of the best known edible crabs
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cancer magister,
dungeness crab small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
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cancer irroratus,
rock crab crab of eastern coast of North America
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cancer borealis,
jonah crab large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America
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Cancer - a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini |
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zodiac (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
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Cancer - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer |
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individual,
mortal,
person,
somebody,
someone,
soul a single organism
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astrology,
star divination a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
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Cancer - the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 |
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