noun
- 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.
- synonyms: malignant neoplastic disease
- Astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer.
- synonyms: Crab
- A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini.
- The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.
- synonyms: Cancer the Crab, Crab
- Type genus of the family Cancridae.
- synonyms: genus Cancer
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