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Synonyms for cancer
ˈkæn sər; ˈkæŋ krican·cer

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cancernoun

    Synonyms:
    Cancerian

    Antonyms:
    Capricornus

  2. Cancernoun

    A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.

    Synonyms:
    malignancy, growth, neoplasia, Cancerian

    Antonyms:
    Capricornus

  3. Cancernoun

    Antonyms:
    Capricornus

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. cancer, malignant neoplastic diseasenoun

    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, genus Cancer

  2. Cancer, Crabnoun

    (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

    Synonyms:
    crab louse, malignant neoplastic disease, crabby person, crabmeat, genus Cancer, pubic louse

  3. Cancernoun

    a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

    Synonyms:
    malignant neoplastic disease, genus Cancer

  4. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crabnoun

    the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

    Synonyms:
    crab louse, malignant neoplastic disease, crabby person, crabmeat, genus Cancer, pubic louse

  5. Cancer, genus Cancernoun

    type genus of the family Cancridae

    Synonyms:
    malignant neoplastic disease, genus Cancer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cancernoun

    Synonyms:
    carcinoma, carcinosis

    Associated words:
    cancerate, canceration, cancerous, cancriform, cancroid, solanoid

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "cancer":

    cancers, krebs, rak, anticancer, oncology, carcinoma, tumor

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cancer

    Synonyms:
    Cancer and malignancy are used interchangeably; cancer is somewhat colloquial; malignancy is relatively formal

  2. cancer

    Synonyms:
    Malignancy

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How to use cancer in a sentence?

  1. Michael Edelman:

    It's very rare that you see a material that is a true platform technology, meaning the same material can be used in cancer imaging, to make TVs, in security inks and in solar cells. That's unusual.

  2. Lisa Richardson:

    The thing that seems to drive breast cancer is total exposure to estrogen over a lifetime.

  3. John Taylor:

    We think this cancer will spread throughout the North Sea, we are totally opposed to the introduction of three on, three off.

  4. Criss Angel:

    This is our family’s story, but it’s really the story of every family unfortunate enough to have a child with cancer, this horrible disease impacts not just the children but all those that love them. Our hope is that as many people as possible can see 1095 — and be moved to help — so we can continue to raise awareness, improve treatment and one day find a cure.

  5. Lone Maqbool:

    The remaining 5% who can afford it visit cancer hospitals across India.


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