Cancer Meaning and Definition
What is the definition Cancer? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Derivations, Words starting with Cancer, Example sentences, Words ending with Cancer, How to pronounce? Antonyms, Related sentences, Synonyms and more...
Word: Cancer
How to pronounce: ˈkænsə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
Example sentences: "He's got cancer"
Proper noun
Definitions:
1. A constellation (the Crab), said to represent a crab crushed under the foot of Hercules. It is most noted for the globular star cluster of Praesepe (the Beehive cluster).
2. The fourth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters at the northern summer solstice (about June 21).
Noun
Definitions:
1. A person born when the sun is in the sign of Cancer.
Example sentences: "Traditionally, the caring professions attract sun-sign Cancers, but professions connected with the past also appeal greatly, as does cookery."
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Cancer.
Synonyms:
crab
carcinoma
canker
malignancy
neoplasia
Antonyms:
anticancer
antitumor
Derivations:
cancerous
Cancer in Other Languages...
Spanish: Cancer
German: Krebs
French: Cancer
Italian: Cancro
Turkish: Kanserli