cancroid

[ kang-kroid ]

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

/ ˈkæŋkrɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a cancerous growth
2. resembling a crab

noun

1. a skin cancer, esp one of only moderate malignancy

Word History and Origins

Origin of cancroid¹

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

Example Sentences

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