- an|ti|can|cer
- an|ti|can|cer «AN tee KAN suhr», adjective.used in the treatment or prevention of cancer: »
anticancer drugs, an anticancer vaccine.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
an|ti|can|cer
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Can|cer — «KAN suhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a very harmful growth in the body; malignant tumor. Cancer tends to spread and destroy the healthy tissues and organs of the body. Cancer is a change in the normal growth of cells, but the causes have not yet been… … Useful english dictionary
can|cer — «KAN suhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a very harmful growth in the body; malignant tumor. Cancer tends to spread and destroy the healthy tissues and organs of the body. Cancer is a change in the normal growth of cells, but the causes have not yet been… … Useful english dictionary
can|cer-root — «KAN suhr ROOT, RUT», noun. any plant of several herbs without green foliage and parasitic upon the roots of trees, such as the beechdrops … Useful english dictionary
can|cer|ate — «KAN suh rayt», intransitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to become cancerous … Useful english dictionary
can|cer|a|tion — «KAN suh RAY shuhn», noun. a growing cancerous or into a cancer … Useful english dictionary
can|cer|i|za|tion — «KAN suhr uh ZAY shuhn», noun. = canceration. (Cf. ↑canceration) … Useful english dictionary
can|cer|o|gen|ic — «KAN suhr uh JEHN ihk», adjective. = carcinogenic. (Cf. ↑carcinogenic) … Useful english dictionary
can|cer|o|pho|bi|a — «KAN suhr uh FOH bee uh», noun. fear of contracting cancer … Useful english dictionary
can|cer|ous — «KAN suhr uhs», adjective. 1. like cancer: »a cancerous tumor. 2. having cancer: »a cancerous liver … Useful english dictionary
pre|can|cer|ous — «pree KAN suhr uhs», adjective. of or having to do with a condition of the tissues which, while not now cancerous may develop into cancer, as certain skin growths: »Examination of the lungs of cigarette smokers under the microscope reveals… … Useful english dictionary
