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What is another word for Cancerous? – 216 Cancerous Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    malignant harmful destructive deadly lethal poisonous toxic noxious pernicious deleterious injurious damaging hurtful baneful baleful calamitous disastrous fatal mortal pestilent plague-like virulent carcinogenic metastatic neoplastic oncogenic pathological morbid diseased afflicted stricken ailing sickly unhealthy unwholesome insidious corrupting corrupt putrid rotten festering infected contaminated polluted tainted spoiled rotten foul loathsome abhorrent repugnant repulsive nauseating disgusting offensive objectionable distasteful unpleasant unpalatable unsavory gruesome ghastly horrific heinous atrocious abominable

    Meaning of Cancerous

    The primary meaning of "cancerous" refers to something that is related to or characteristic of cancer, often describing a condition that is harmful or destructive.

    Definitions

    • Relating to or characterized by cancer, especially having the potential to cause cancer or to develop into cancer
    • * Causing or capable of causing cancer
    • * Resembling or analogous to cancer in its effects or influence

    Etymology of Cancerous

    The word "cancerous" originates from the Latin term "cancer," meaning crab, which was used to describe the disease due to the resemblance of swollen blood vessels around a tumor to the claws of a crab
    The term has been used in English since the 17th century to describe conditions related to or characteristic of cancer

    Example Uses

    • The cancerous tumor was removed through surgery
    • * The doctor warned that the patient's cancerous cells could spread to other parts of the body if left untreated
    • * The air pollution in the city has cancerous effects on the residents' health

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    benign harmless non-toxic non-carcinogenic healthy wholesome safe innocuous mild moderate slight negligible minimal insignificant trivial non-malignant non-neoplastic non-pathological salutary beneficial advantageous favorable positive constructive curative remedial restorative therapeutic

    Related Nouns

    tumor cancer disease illness sickness disorder affliction malady pathology oncology neoplasm carcinoma metastasis malignancy morbidity mortality lesion wound ulcer cyst growth swelling inflammation infection contamination pollution toxin poison carcinogen

    Related Verbs

    infect contaminate pollute poison corrupt damage harm hurt injure wound afflict stricken diseased sicken weaken impair debilitate cripple kill destroy eradicate remove excise treat cure heal restore

    Related Adjectives

    malignant harmful destructive deadly lethal poisonous toxic noxious pernicious deleterious injurious damaging hurtful baneful baleful calamitous disastrous fatal mortal pestilent plague-like virulent carcinogenic metastatic neoplastic oncogenic pathological morbid diseased afflicted stricken ailing sickly unhealthy unwholesome insidious corrupting corrupt putrid rotten festering infected contaminated polluted tainted spoiled rotten foul loathsome abhorrent repugnant repulsive nauseating disgusting offensive objectionable distasteful unpleasant unpalatable unsavory gruesome ghastly horrific heinous atrocious abominable