cancerous
adjective/ˈkænsərəs/
Frequency rank: #11,123 most common English word
Meaning
relating to or affected by cancer; malignant and likely to spread harmfully.
Example sentence
Doctors discovered cancerous cells in the patient's lung during the routine examination.
Synonyms & related words
- malignant
- tumorous
- carcinogenic
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