Cancer Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Cancer

tumor
A mass of new tissue growth independent of its surrounding structures, having no physiological function; neoplasm: such tumors are classified as benign or malignant
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carcinomatous
Of or pertaining to carcinomas
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malignancy
The quality or condition of being malignant
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sickness
The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady.
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carcinoma
(Oncology) An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
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metastasis
(Med.) The spread of disease from one part of the body to another unrelated to it, as in the transfer of the cells of a malignant tumor by way of the bloodstream or lymphatics
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cancroid
Like cancer
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carcinogen
The definition of a carcinogen is anything that causes cancer.
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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
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growth
The definition of a growth is something that has grown on something else or an abnormal mass.
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sarcoma
A malignant tumor arising from connective tissues.
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cancerous
Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
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sarcomatous
(Medicine) Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.
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terminal
Of, at, relating to, or forming a limit, boundary, extremity, or end:
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chemotherapy
The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
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corruption
Evil or wicked behavior; depravity
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radiation
The application of such energy, as in medical treatment.
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genus Cancer
type genus of the family Cancridae
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Cancer the Crab
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
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crab
Crabmeat.
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melanoma
A skin tumor, esp. a malignant one, derived from cells capable of melanin formation
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benign
Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless:
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carcinogenic
Causing or tending to cause cancer.
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carcinosis
Carcinomatosis
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Antonyms for Cancer

benignancy
Benignity.
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benignity
A kind or generous act
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Words Related to Cancer

leukaemia
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prostate cancer
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disease
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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breast-cancer
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cancer-x94
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diabetes
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lung-cancer
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lupus
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arthritis
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prostate
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skin-cancer
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cancer-xe2-x80-x9d
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leukemia
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Cancer Sentence Examples

  • Cancer of the Stomach is a common disease.

  • Its favourite situation is the outlet (pyloric cancer), where a hard, fibrous growth forms a contracting ring of the scirrhous variety.

  • The very high summer temperatures of the area north of the tropic of Cancer are sufficiently accounted for, when compared with those observed south of the tropic, by the increased length of the day in the higher latitude, which more than compensates for the loss of heat due to the smaller mid-day altitude of the sun.

  • The symptoms of cancer of the stomach are apt to be indefinite (for many weeks or months).

  • These are sometimes erroneously spoken of as the "roots" of cancer, and in the case of cancer of the stomach they may fix it to the pancreas, the liver, the bowels or the spine.

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