Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "cancer" can be used as noun, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

capricornus

Capable Of

hurry death kill result in death spread

Causes

death

Coordinate Terms

benign neoplasia benign neoplasm benign tumor

Dbpedia Field

oncology

Defined As

fourth sign of zodiac

Derived Terms

CancerTok Cancerian Cancri I have cancer Tropic of Cancer abdominal cancer adenocancer anal cancer anti-cancer anticancer bile duct cancer biliary tract cancer black cancer bladder cancer blood cancer bone cancer boob cancer bowel cancer brain cancer breast cancer cancer bush cancer cell cancer root cancer stick canceration cancered cancerette cancerfic cancericidal cancerism cancerized cancerless cancerlike cancerogenesis cancerogenic cancerology cancerome cancerostatic cancerphobe cancerphobia cancerphobic cancerweed cancerwort cervical cancer cheek cancer chimney sweep's cancer colon cancer colonic cancer colorectal cancer concrete cancer cure for cancer duodenal cancer ear cancer esophageal cancer eye cancer first point of Cancer gallbladder cancer gastric cancer gay cancer give someone ass cancer give someone butt cancer green cancer gum cancer head and neck cancer head-neck cancer heart cancer hepatic cancer hypopharyngeal cancer intestinal cancer jaw cancer kairo cancer kidney cancer laryngeal cancer larynx cancer lip cancer liver cancer lung cancer lymph gland cancer lymph node cancer lymphatic cancer mismatch repair cancer syndrome mouth cancer mule spinner's cancer mule spinners' cancer multi-cancer multicancer nasal cancer neck and head cancer neck cancer neocancer noncancer nose cancer occupational cancer ocular cancer oesophageal cancer oral cancer oropharyngeal cancer ovarian cancer pancancer pancreatic cancer penile cancer pharyngeal cancer pharynx cancer postcancer precancer prostate cancer pure cancer rectal cancer renal cancer scrotal cancer skin cancer small intestine cancer stomach cancer swamp cancer testicular cancer throat cancer thyroid cancer tongue cancer tonsil cancer tree cancer triple negative breast cancer triple-negative breast cancer turbo cancer uterine cancer vaginal cancer walking skin cancer womb cancer

Etymologically Related To

chancre

Context

astrology disease medicine oncology zodiac constellations

Has Property

bad very dangerous

Part Of (Holonyms)

Milky Way Zodiac

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor constellation doer growth malignant neoplasm malignant tumor metastatic tumor neoplasia neoplasm tumor worker

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Derived terms denoting types adenocarcinoma carcinoma leukaemia leukemia lymphoma lymphosarcoma sarcoma

Type Of (IsA)

academic journal animal arthropod genus constellation disease illness life threatening condition malignant tumor neoplasm condition other cause of death person sign of zodiac

Parts (Meronyms)

Acubens Al Tarf Asellus Australis Asellus Borealis Kwan Kei Nahn Praesepe Tegmine

Part Of

zodiac

Receives Action

represented by crab

Related Terms

benignancy cancerization cancerize cancerous canker carcinogen chancre leukemia lymphoma malignancy melanoma precancerous

Related Terms

cancerization cancerize cancerous canker cell chancre constellation crab damaging disease malignant precancerous proliferation sidereal astrology spread star sign tissue tropical astrology united states zodiac

Synonym Network

cancerian crab growth lichen

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.