cancerlike
Spreading like malignancy
Resembling cancer in some way—either literally, describing growths or cells that share characteristics with malignant tumors, or figuratively, describing something that spreads destructively and is difficult to eradicate: The cancerlike spread of misinformation through social media, cancerlike cells that hadn't yet turned malignant.
Abnormal tissue mass
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
leukemia · adenocarcinoma · glioma · myeloma · oncology · biopsy · malignancy · lesion
Capable of causing harm
- mutagenicCausing permanent DNA changes
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- perniciousGradually and subtly harmful
- insidiousSubtly destructive over time
virulent · poisonous · hazardous · dangerous · deadly · lethal · baneful · deleterious
Encroaching without welcome
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
- erodingGradually wearing away
- degenerativeCausing progressive decline
- necroticOf dying tissue
wasting · deteriorating · consuming · ravaging · devouring · eating away · rotting · decaying
Cancer spreading beyond origin
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
migration · angiogenesis · lymphatic · secondary · extravasation · adhesion · infiltration · progression
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
melanoma · leukemia · adenocarcinoma · glioma · myeloma · oncology · biopsy · malignancy · lesion · mass
toxic
Capable of causing harm
- mutagenicCausing permanent DNA changes
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- perniciousGradually and subtly harmful
insidious · virulent · poisonous · hazardous · dangerous · deadly · lethal · baneful · deleterious · pathogenic
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
- erodingGradually wearing away
- degenerativeCausing progressive decline
necrotic · wasting · deteriorating · consuming · ravaging · devouring · eating away · rotting · decaying · festering
metastasis
Cancer spreading beyond origin
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- disseminationWide distribution of information
colonization · migration · angiogenesis · lymphatic · secondary · extravasation · adhesion · infiltration · progression · aggressive
cancerlikebenign
Not harmful or threatening
noncancerous · nonmalignant · healthy · normal · harmless
cancerlikecontrolled
Kept within limits
contained · regulated · orderly · stable · self-limiting
cancerlikehealing
Restoration of health
restorative · salutary · beneficial · wholesome · curative
cancer, cancerous, cancers, canker, carcinoma, carcinogenic, precancerous, anticancer, carcinomas