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Noun cancer has 5 senses
- cancer, malignant neoplastic disease - 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
--1 is a kind of malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor
--1 has particulars:
- Cancer, Crab - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
--2 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
- Cancer - a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
--3 is a kind of constellation
--3 is a part of zodiac
- Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab - the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
--4 is a kind of sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
- Cancer, genus Cancer - type genus of the family Cancridae
--5 is a kind of arthropod genus
--5 is a member of Cancridae, family Cancridae
--5 has members:
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