(historical) The Mediterranean island of Crete.

(historical) The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka; (by extension) the British colony of Ceylon on that island. / (historical) The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.

A surname.

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.

Someone with a Cancer star sign.

(anatomy) The combined vagina and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.

(oncology) Cancer of the breast.

(oncology, pathology) A malignant growth on the skin, such as melanoma.

Alternative form of burn the candle at both ends

A dense thicket of sugar-canes or bamboos.