cancroid

American  

[kang-kroid] / ˈkæŋ krɔɪd /

adjective

1. Pathology. resembling a cancer, as certain tumors.

2. Zoology. resembling a crab.

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noun

1. Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.

cancroid British  

/ ˈkæŋkrɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a cancerous growth

2. resembling a crab

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noun

1. a skin cancer, esp one of only moderate malignancy

Etymology

Origin of cancroid

1820–30; < Latin cancr- (stem of cancer ) cancer + -oid

Example Sentences

The earliest opinion appears to have been that canker, as the name indicates, was of a cancerous or cancroid nature.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Cancerous growths of the skin and transitional membranes, often called epithelioma or cancroid, usually contain epithelioid cells resembling epidermis, and are therefore designated as epidermoid or pavement-celled cancer.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

This form of epithelioma is called rodent ulcer, flat epithelioma or cancroid and sometimes does little harm for many years, but should receive the attention of a physician familiar with cancer and its eradication.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson