cancer

Noun

• type genus of the family Cancridae

• the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

• a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Cancer , genus Cancer , Cancer the Crab , Crab , malignant neoplastic disease