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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•cer /ˈkænsɚ/USA pronunciation n. - Pathology
- [countable] a harmful growth in the body, caused when cells increase without control:Many cancers spread throughout the body.
- [uncountable] any disease characterized by such growths:cancer of the liver.
- an evil that spreads and brings destruction:[countable]Racial hatred is a cancer in our society.
can•cer•ous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•cer (kan′sər),USA pronunciation n., [gen.] Can•cri (kang′krē)USA pronunciation for 3.- Pathology
- a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, esp. one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
- any disease characterized by such growths.
- any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively;
blight. - (cap.) [Astron.]the Crab, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo.
- Astrology(cap.)
- the fourth sign of the zodiac: the cardinal water sign. See illus. under zodiac.
- a person born under this sign, usually between June 21 and July 22.
- Place Names(cap.) tropic of. See under tropic (def. 1a).
- Latin: literally, crab; Latin stem cancr-, dissimilated from *carcr-, with *carc-r- akin to Greek karkínos, Sanskrit karkata crab; see canker
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sickness, evil, plague, scourge.
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