cancroid
[kang-kroid]
adjective
Pathology. resembling a cancer, as certain tumors.
Zoology. resembling a crab.
noun
Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
Origin of cancroid
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Related Words for cancroid
cancer, outgrowth, swelling, polyp, lump, parasite, excrescence, mole, fungus, wen, thickening, cancroidExamples from the Web for cancroid
Historical Examples of cancroid
On the cancroid growths caused by Gongylonema orientale n. sp.
The Biotic Associations of CockroachesLouis M. Roth
On the cancroid growths caused by Gongylonema-orientale n. sp.
The Biotic Associations of CockroachesLouis M. Roth
The earliest opinion appears to have been that canker, as the name indicates, was of a cancerous or cancroid nature.
Diseases of the Horse's FootHarry Caulton Reeks
cancroid
adjective
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cancroid
[kăng′kroid′]
adj.
n.
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