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/kang"kroyd/, adj.1. Pathol. resembling a cancer, as certain tumors.2. Zool. resembling a crab.n.3. Pathol. a form of cancer of the skin.[1820-30; < L cancr- (s. of cancer) CANCER + -OID]
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Cancroid — Can croid, a. [Cancer + oid.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Resembling a crab; pertaining to the {Cancroidea}, one of the families of crabs, including the genus {Cancer}. [1913 Webster] 2. Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cancroid — CANCROÍD s.n. Formaţie canceroasă a pielii şi a mucoaselor. [pron. cro id. / < fr. cancroïde, cf. lat. cancer – rac, gr. eidos – formă]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 26.11.2004. Sursa: DN CANCROÍD, Ă I. adj. asemănător cu cancerul. II. s … Dicționar Român
cancroid — [kaŋ′kroid΄, kan′kroid΄] adj. [< L cancer (gen. cancri), CANCER + OID] 1. like a crab 2. like cancer … English World dictionary
cancroid — 1. SYN: cancriform. 2. Obsolete term for a malignant neoplasm that manifests a lesser degree of malignancy than that frequently observed with carcinoma or sarcoma. [cancer + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * can·croid kaŋ .krȯid … Medical dictionary
cancroid — adj. [L. cancer, crab; Gr. eidos, like] Resembling a crab … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cancroid — 1. adjective a) Resembling a crab b) Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma 2. noun a) Any disease that resembles cancer b) Squamous … Wiktionary
Cancroid — Hudkræft … Danske encyklopædi
cancroid — adj. resembling a cancer; similar to a crab … English contemporary dictionary
cancroid — can·croid … English syllables
cancroid — /ˈkæŋkrɔɪd/ (say kangkroyd) –adjective 1. Pathology resembling a cancer, as certain tumours. 2. Zoology resembling a crab. –noun 3. Pathology a form of cancer of the skin …
