Cancer - Definition
cancer
n 1: 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
[syn: cancer, malignant neoplastic disease]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
[syn: Cancer, Crab]
3: a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere;
between Leo and Gemini
4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about June 21 to July 22 [syn: Cancer, Cancer the Crab,
Crab]
5: type genus of the family Cancridae [syn: Cancer, genus
Cancer]