the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis"
relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it; "a tubercular hospital"
pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle; "a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle"
characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles; "tubercular leprosy"
one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane