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Cancer

/ˈkæːnsə/

A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

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📖 Definitions of "Cancer"

noun

1
A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
2
Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cancer"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cancer the crabnoun	the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about june 21 to july 22
genus cancernoun	type genus of the family cancridae

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cancer"

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Word	Definition
cancer the crabnoun	the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about june 21 to july 22
genus cancernoun	type genus of the family cancridae
tumournoun	(oncology, pathology) Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
tumornoun	(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
malignancynoun	A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.
oncologynoun	The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
carcinomanoun	(countable) An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
carcinogenicitynoun	The state or degree of being carcinogenic.
carcinogennoun	A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
lymphaticnoun	(anatomy) A vessel that transports lymph.
anticancer	(oncology) That is used to treat cancer.
circulatorynoun	(chemistry) A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.
diseasenoun	(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
wombnoun	(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
uterusnoun	(anatomy, countable) A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
cankernoun	Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.
geneticsnoun	(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
blightnoun	(figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
siliconenoun	(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.
breastnoun	(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.