Definition of cancer Cancer
/kæˈnsɚ/ - [kanser] - can•cer
We found 20 definitions of cancer from 8 different sources.
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What does cancer mean?
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NounPlural: cancers |
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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 | ||
| malignant neoplastic disease | ||
| 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 | ||
| cancer - type genus of the family Cancridae | ||
| genus Cancer | ||
| 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 - a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini | ||
| cancer - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer | ||
| Crab | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| cancer - the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 | ||
| Cancer the Crab, Crab | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cancer (n.)
A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America, as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See Crab. - cancer (n.)
The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The first point is the northern limit of the sun's course in summer; hence, the sign of the summer solstice. See Tropic. - cancer (n.)
A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo. - cancer (n.)
Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from the great veins which surround it, compared by the ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in the meshes of a trabecular framework.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Any malignant cellular tumour including carcinoma and sarcoma. -
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One of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. -
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The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22. -
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A person who is born while the sun is in Cancer. -
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A genus of marine crabs of the family Cancridae.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cancer
kan′sėr, n. the name for an important group of malignant tumours, divided into two groups, Carcinomata and Sarcomata, the name being now strictly used only of the former: a constellation between Gemini and Leo, and a sign of the zodiac showing the limits of the sun's course northward in summer: the typical genus of the family Cancridæ—v.i. Cancer′ate, to become cancerous.—ns. Cancerā′tion; Can′cerite, a petrified crab.—adj. Can′cerous, of or like a cancer.—adv. Can′cerously.—n. Can′cerousness.—adjs. Can′criform, Can′croid, crab-like. [L. cancer; cog. with Gr. karkinos, a crab.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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cancer
The Crab; the fourth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 21st of June, and commences the summer solstice.
Wikipedia 
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Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders that often has uncontrolled division of cells in common.
In cancer, body cells are malfunctioning. These cells are able to invade other biological tissues, either by growing into them or by implanting themselves into distant sites by metastasis. Metastasis is the stage in which cancer cells move through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Cancer can affect anybody at any age, but people are more likely to get it as they get older because DNA damage becomes more apparent in older DNA. Cancer is one of the biggest and most researched causes of death in developed countries.
Cancer is a leading cause of death -- according to the World Health Organization, 12.5% of all deaths worldwide. Some things (whether controllable or uncontrollable) that can be causes or triggers of various types of cancer, include tobacco (smoked or smokeless), sunlight, radiation -- including X-rays in large or repeated doses, chemicals used in construction and manufacturing (for example, asbestos and benzene), high-fat or low-fiber diets, air and water pollution, low fruit and vegetable intakes, overweight and obesity, not enough physical activity, drinking too much alcohol, and household use of some chemicals.
Although a single cure has not been found, cancer can be treated using radiotherapy (also called "radiation therapy"), chemotherapy, or immunotherapy (also called "biological therapy").
The difficulty in treating cancer is that most things that kill it, a
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🔤- cancer, noun, singular of cancers.
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