cancer
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1. type genus of the family Cancridae (noun.animal)
member holonym | : | cancer borealis, jonah crab, |
definition | : | large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America (noun.animal) |
2. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 (noun.location)
3. a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini (noun.object)
instance hypernym | : | constellation, |
definition | : | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object) |
part meronym | : | zodiac, |
definition | : | a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes (noun.location) |
4. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer (noun.person)
domain category | : | astrology, star divination, |
definition | : | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon (noun.cognition) |
5. 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.state)
hyponym | : | lymphoma, |
definition | : | a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | carcinoma, |
definition | : | any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | sarcoma, |
definition | : | a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer (noun.state) |
derivation | : | cancerous, |
definition | : | relating to or affected with cancer (adj.all) |
derivation | : | cancerous, |
definition | : | relating to or affected with cancer (adj.all) |
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