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1. cancer
noun. ['ˈkænsɝ'] 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.
Synonyms
- metastatic tumor
- cancer of the blood
- sarcoma
- malignant neoplasm
- malignant tumor
- leukemia
- carcinoma
- malignant neoplastic disease
- leucaemia
- lymphoma
Etymology
- cancer (Latin)
- καρκίνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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Rhymes with Colon Cancer
- anticancer
- financer
- enhancer
- advancer
- prancer
- pancer
- mansur
- mansour
- manser
- lanser
- lancer
- ganser
- danser
- dancer
- answer
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Persistently high levels of microbiota increase the risk of colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.
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2. Cancer
noun. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer.
Synonyms
- someone
- soul
- Crab
- person
- individual
- somebody
Antonyms
- follower
- bad guy
- partisan
- leader
Etymology
- cancer (Latin)
- καρκίνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. Cancer
noun. type genus of the family Cancridae.
Synonyms
- rock crab
- arthropod genus
- Cancer borealis
- genus Cancer
- family Cancridae
- Cancer magister
- Cancer irroratus
- Cancridae
- Dungeness crab
Antonyms
- introvert
- withholder
- male
- adult
Etymology
- cancer (Latin)
- καρκίνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
4. Cancer
noun. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.
Synonyms
- Crab
Antonyms
- unemotional person
- worker
Etymology
- cancer (Latin)
- καρκίνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
5. Cancer
noun. a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini.
Antonyms
- debtor
Etymology
- cancer (Latin)
- καρκίνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
6. colon
noun. ['ˈkoʊlən'] the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted.
Synonyms
- sigmoid colon
- large intestine
- descending colon
- ascending colon
- vena sigmoideus
- sigmoid vein
- transverse colon
- sigmoid flexure
Etymology
- colon (Latin)
- κόλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
7. colon
noun. ['ˈkoʊlən'] a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter).
Synonyms
- punctuation mark
Etymology
- colon (Latin)
- κόλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
8. colon
noun. ['ˈkoʊlən'] the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos.
Synonyms
- El Salvadoran colon
- El Salvadoran monetary unit
Etymology
- colon (Latin)
- κόλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
9. colon
noun. ['ˈkoʊlən'] the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos.
Synonyms
- Costa Rican monetary unit
- Costa Rican colon
Etymology
- colon (Latin)
- κόλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
10. Colon
noun. a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal.
Synonyms
- Republic of Panama
- Aspinwall