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View synonyms for cancroid
cancroid
[ kang-kroid ]
adjective
- Pathology. resembling a cancer, as certain tumors.
- Zoology. resembling a crab.
noun
- Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
cancroid
/ ˈkæŋkrɔɪd /
adjective
- resembling a cancerous growth
- resembling a crab
noun
- a skin cancer, esp one of only moderate malignancy
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The earliest opinion appears to have been that canker, as the name indicates, was of a cancerous or cancroid nature.
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On the cancroid growths caused by Gongylonema-orientale n. sp.
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These crabs are the opposite of the strong-armed, thick-shelled, slow-moving Cancroid.
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On the cancroid growths caused by Gongylonema orientale n. sp.
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