transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkan(t)-sər ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri ), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, cancer
Date: 14th century
1. capitalized
a. : a northern zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo
b.
(1) : the fourth sign of the zodiac in astrology — see zodiac table
(2) : one born under the sign of Cancer
2.
[Latin, crab, cancer]
a. : a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis
b. : an abnormal bodily state marked by such tumors
3. : something evil or malignant that spreads destructively
the cancer of hidden resentment — Irish Digest
4.
a. : an enlarged tumorlike plant growth (as that of crown gall)
b. : a plant disease marked by such growths
• can·cer·ous ˈkan(t)s-rəs, ˈkan(t)-sə- adjective
• can·cer·ous·ly adverb