CANCER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • type genus of the family Cancridae
   Synonym(s)
   • genus Cancer (what does genus Cancer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Cancer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arthropod genus (what does arthropod genus mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the fourth sign of the zodiac
   • the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
   Synonym(s)
   • Cancer the Crab (what does Cancer the Crab mean?)
   • Crab (what does Crab mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Cancer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sign of the zodiac (what does sign of the zodiac mean?)
   • star sign (what does star sign mean?)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)
   • mansion (what does mansion mean?)
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • planetary house (what does planetary house mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere
   • between Leo and Gemini
   Hypernyms(s) Cancer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • constellation (what does constellation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
   Synonym(s)
   • Crab (what does Crab mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Cancer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)
5. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
   • malignant neoplastic disease (what does malignant neoplastic disease mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cancer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • malignant tumor (what does malignant tumor mean?)
   • malignant neoplasm (what does malignant neoplasm mean?)
   • metastatic tumor (what does metastatic tumor mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • lymphoma (what does lymphoma mean?)
   • carcinoma (what does carcinoma mean?)
   • leukemia (what does leukemia mean?)
   • leukaemia (what does leukaemia mean?)
   • leucaemia (what does leucaemia mean?)
   • cancer of the blood (what does cancer of the blood mean?)
   • sarcoma (what does sarcoma mean?)