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| definition 1: |
a disease in which certain cells divide and grow much faster than they normally do.
Smoking increases a person's chance of getting lung cancer.- similar words:
- tumor
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| definition 2: |
(capitalized) a constellation located between Gemini and Leo. Cancer is also called the Crab.
- similar words:
- crab
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| definition 3: |
(capitalized) the fourth sign of the zodiac, the Crab, which the sun enters about June 21.
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| definition 4: |
(capitalized) a person born under this sign, between June 21 and July 20.
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| related words: |
blight, growth, poison |
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| derivations: |
cancerous (adj.), cancerously (adv.) |
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