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Cancerous

/kˈænsərəs/
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(adj) Relating to or affected with cancer.

The results of Tom's biopsy show that the tumor is cancerous.
The histologic assay showed that the sample contained cancerous cells.
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The doctor confirmed that the small growth was not ____ at all city.

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