CANCERS Synonyms

• an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

• an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

• decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

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

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

• a quarrelsome grouch

• the edible flesh of any of various crabs

• a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

• a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

• direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

• scurry sideways like a crab

• fish for crab

• complain

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a progression from simpler to more complex forms

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• vegetation that has grown

• the gradual beginning or coming forth

• (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

• something grown or growing

• any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks

• any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.

• (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death

• quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will

• the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor

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

• type genus of the family Cancridae

• 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