- cancerous
- adjective see cancer
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cancerous — can cer*ous, a. [Cf. F. canc[ e]reux] Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer; as, a cancerous growth. cancerous vices G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] {Can cer*ous*ly}, adv. {Can cer*ous*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cancerous — index malignant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cancerous — [[t]kæ̱nsərəs[/t]] ADJ Cancerous cells or growths are cells or growths that are the result of cancer. The production of these cancerous cells suppresses the production of normal white blood cells... Nine out of ten lumps are not cancerous … English dictionary
cancerous — adjective 1. relating to or affected with cancer a cancerous growth • Similar to: ↑malignant • Derivationally related forms: ↑cancer 2. like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads remorse was cancerous within him … Useful english dictionary
cancerous — adj. Cancerous is used with these nouns: ↑cell, ↑growth, ↑lump, ↑tumour … Collocations dictionary
cancerous — cancer ► NOUN 1) a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. 2) a malignant growth or tumour resulting from such a division of cells. 3) something evil or destructive that is hard to contain or eradicate … English terms dictionary
cancerous — See cancer. * * * … Universalium
cancerous — adjective /kænsərəs/ a) Relating to or affected with cancer. b) Growing or spreading evil. Ant: noncancerous See Also: cancer, precancerous … Wiktionary
cancerous — Relating to or pertaining to a malignant neoplasm, or being afflicted with such a process … Medical dictionary
cancerous — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. malignant, carcinogenic, virulent, mortal; see destructive 2 , harmful , malignant 1 … English dictionary for students
