cancerousness
Look at other dictionaries:
cancerousness — ˈcancerousness Cancerous condition. in Bailey vol. II. in Johnson. Brit. Med. Jrnl. 159/2 … Useful english dictionary
Cancerousness — cancerous can cer*ous, a. [Cf. F. canc[ e]reux] Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer; as, a cancerous growth. cancerous vices G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] {Can cer*ous*ly}, adv. {Can cer*ous*ness}, n.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cancer — cancerous, adj. cancered, adj. cancerously, adv. cancerousness, n. /kan seuhr/, n., gen. Cancri /kang kree/ for 3. 1. Pathol. a. a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, esp. one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to… … Universalium
