cancer (n)
malignant neoplastic disease (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 26
def any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
def it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
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Hypernym malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor
Derivationally related form cancer → cancerous
Hyponym lymphoma; carcinoma; leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood; sarcoma
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Derivationally related form cancerous → cancer
Pertainym (pertains to noun) anticancer → cancer; precancerous → cancer
Hyponym malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor
Hypernym lymphoma; carcinoma; leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood; sarcoma

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