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cancer


Definition: Meaning of, cancer in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkansə /

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cancer cancers
  1. [uncountable and countable] a very serious disease in which cells in one part of the body start to grow in a way that is not normal [↪  tumour]
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  2. [countable] an evil influence that affects a lot of people and is difficult to stop
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Cancer


Definition: Meaning of, Cancer in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkansə /

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Cancer Cancers
  1. [uncountable] the fourth sign of the ZODIAC, represented by a CRAB, which some people believe affects the character and life of people born between June 22 and July 23
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  2. also Cancerian [countable] someone who was born between June 22 and July 23
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Cancer used in phrases

  • American Cancer Society, the
    1. an organization in the US that provides money for scientists who are studying the causes of cancer and trying to find cures for it. It also gives information to help prevent people getting cancer.
  • Cancer borealis (noun)
    1. large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America
  • Cancer irroratus (noun)
    1. crab of eastern coast of North America
  • Cancer magister (noun)
    1. small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
  • Cancer the Crab (noun)
    1. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
  • National Cancer Institute, the
    1. a US organization that works to discover the causes of CANCER and to find treatments and cures for it
  • Tropic of Cancer (noun)
    1. a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator
  • breast cancer (noun)
    1. cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
  • cancer body (noun)
    1. an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer
  • cancer cell (noun)
    1. a cell that is part of a malignant tumour
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Chaldea
Pronunciation: kalˈdiːə
Parts of Speech: noun
where Daniel became a counsellor to the king an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon
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