cancer

cancer
cancer [kan′sir′ē ənkan′sər]
n.
[ME & OE < L, a crab; later, malignant tumor; by dissimilation (? already in IE) < IE * karkar-, redupl. of base * kar-, hard > HARD, Gr karbinos, crab, Sans karkara, rough, hard, karkata, crab]
1. [C-] a N constellation between Gemini and Leo; the Crab
2. [C-] the fourth sign of the zodiac, entered by the sun about June 21: also called the Crab
3. [C-] a person born under this sign: also Cancerian [kan′sir′ē ən]
4.
a) a malignant new growth anywhere in the body of a person or animal; malignant tumor: cancers tend to spread locally and to distant parts of the body
b) any of various diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth of cells that disrupt body tissue, metabolism, etc.: see also
5. CARCINOMA, SARCOMA
6. anything bad or harmful that spreads and destroys
cancerous
adj.

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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