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cancroid

American  
[kang-kroid] / ˈkæŋ krɔɪd /

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 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cancroid

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

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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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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