cancer

/kˈænsɝ/

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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
Noun
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
Noun
a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
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the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
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type genus of the family Cancridae