cancroid

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English

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Adjective

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cancroid (comparative more cancroid, superlative most cancroid)

  1. (evolutionary theory, zoology) Resembling a crab
  2. (medicine, oncology, pathology) Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma

Noun

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cancroid (plural cancroids)

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

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French cancroïde.

Noun

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cancroid n (uncountable)

  1. cancroid

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