"cancroid" meaning in English

See cancroid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cancroid [comparative], most cancroid [superlative], cancroide [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} cancroid (comparative more cancroid, superlative most cancroid)
  1. (evolutionary theory, zoology) Resembling a crab
    Sense id: en-cancroid-en-adj-QgXlQSzt Categories (other): Evolutionary theory, Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (medicine, oncology, pathology) Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma
    Sense id: en-cancroid-en-adj-ZqfAOQ~n Categories (other): Medicine, Oncology, Pathology Topics: medicine, oncology, pathology, sciences

Noun

Forms: cancroids [plural], cancroide [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cancroid (plural cancroids)
  1. (pathology) Any disease that resembles cancer
    Sense id: en-cancroid-en-noun-YPfU2v5Z Categories (other): Pathology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 9 51 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 5 72 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 4 65 3 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. Squamous cell carcinoma
    Sense id: en-cancroid-en-noun-gWa7T2z8

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "most cancroid",
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