cancer 
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 (Freq. 15) • Syn: malignant neoplastic disease • Derivationally related forms: cancerous • Hypernyms: malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor • Hyponyms: lymphoma, carcinoma, leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood, sarcoma
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