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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'cancer' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Cancer proper noun (symbol ♋) (constellation) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab. 1602 " Shakespeare, http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Troilus_and_Cressida Troilus and Cressida ii 3 And add more coals to when he burns / With entertaining great Hyperion. (astrology) The Zodiac sign for the crab, covering June 22 - July 22. Etymology: Latin cancer      Full Definition of Cancer cancer noun  (context, medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. Etymology: From (term, cancer, , crab, lang=la). Applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab.      Full Definition of cancer  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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