Cancerous

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kænsÉ™rÉ™s/

Origin

From cancer + -ous, from Latin cancer ("crab; tumor, cancer").

Full definition of cancerous

Adjective

1. (oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
2. Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.

Antonyms

• noncancerous

Related terms

• cancer
• precancerous