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can·cer

cancer

 
 
pronunciation:
kaen sr
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part of speech: noun
definition: a disease in which certain cells grow much faster than they should and kill healthy cells. Cancer can affect many different parts of the body.
Some types of cancer can be cured more easily than others.
derivations: cancerous (adj.), cancerously (adv.)
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