CANCERS Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word cancers. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CANCERS
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| malignancies | nounn | |||||
noun • (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death • quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will | ||||||
| neoplasms | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||
| tumors | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||
| crab | nounn | |||||
noun • decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer • the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 • a quarrelsome grouch • the edible flesh of any of various crabs • a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body • a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply verb • direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind • scurry sideways like a crab • fish for crab • complain | ||||||
| growth | nounn | |||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||
| lichen | nounn | |||||
noun • any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks • any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc. | ||||||
| malignancy | nounn | |||||
noun • (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death • quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will | ||||||
| neoplasia | nounn | |||||
noun • the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor | ||||||
| cancer the crab | nounn | |||||
noun • the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 | ||||||
| genus cancer | nounn | |||||
noun • type genus of the family Cancridae | ||||||
| malignant neoplastic disease | nounn | |||||
noun • 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 | ||||||