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Webster 1913 Edition


Cancroid

Can′croid

,
Adj.
[
Cancer
+
oid
.]
1.
(Zool.)
Resembling a crab; pertaining to the
Cancroidea
, one of the families of crabs, including the genus
Cancer
.
2.
Like a cancer;
as, a
cancroid
tumor
.

Definition 2024


cancroid

cancroid

English

Adjective

cancroid (comparative more cancroid, superlative most cancroid)

  1. Resembling a crab
  2. Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma

Noun

cancroid (plural cancroids)

  1. (pathology) Any disease that resembles cancer
  2. Squamous cell carcinoma

Synonyms

  • (variant) cancroide (see 1904 citation from The Washington Post, Citations:cancroid)

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