cancered
- adjective
- /ˈkænsərd/
:
canceroso
- The cancered tissue was removed during the surgery.
Examples
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The old tree was cancered and dying from within.
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The abandoned building's walls were cancered with patches of mold and decay.
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After years of neglect, the garden became cancered with weeds and rot.
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After the examination, the doctor confirmed the area was cancered.
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The old tree was cancered and dying from within.
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The abandoned building's walls were cancered with patches of mold and decay.
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After years of neglect, the garden became cancered with weeds and rot.
Synonyms
45
7.2
A dangerous disease or tumor that grows, spreads, and can threaten life
26
3.7
Having an illness or infection that makes it not healthy
19
4.3
A growth of harmful cells that can grow and spread in the body
1
7.5
Having an abnormal growth of body cells or being overgrown and harmful
1
9.4
Relating to a new abnormal growth in the body often seen in cancer
An area of the body that has a lump
Relating to a growth of unusual cells in the body
Relating to a cancer that begins in the thin cells covering organs and skin
Antonyms
How Cancerous
- Specialized
12
8.1
- Specialized
45
7.2
19
4.3
- Specialized
2
5.8
100
4.2
695
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cancered comes from the Latin word cancer, which meant 'crab'. People thought tumors spread and gripped the body like a crab's legs, so cancered describes something diseased or decayed that spreads from the inside.