Search Result:cancer


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋkænsZ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊkænsә 〕


Overview of noun cancer

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)