cancer /'kænsә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic…
• (n.) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
• (n.) a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

Chinese translation

• n. 癌, 恶性肿瘤
• [医] 癌

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'kænsә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.93 · Common

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cancel · cancellation · cance

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