Synonyms for cancer

Other words for “cancer”, grouped by meaning.

We found 4 synonyms for “cancer”. The most common are malignant neoplastic disease, Crab, Cancer the Crab, genus Cancer.

noun 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

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

SynonymsCrab

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

noun type genus of the family Cancridae

Synonymsgenus Cancer

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University