cancroid

[ kang-kroid ]

adjective

1. Pathology. resembling a cancer, as certain tumors.
2. Zoology. resembling a crab.

noun

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

cancroid

/ ˈkæŋkrɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a cancerous growth
2. resembling a crab

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cancroid¹

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 Project Gutenberg

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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