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cancer   (TTS Sound)

The noun cancer has 5 senses

• 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)


• Cancer, Crab -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer)


• Cancer -- (a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini)


• Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab -- (the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22)


• Cancer, genus Cancer -- (type genus of the family Cancridae)