cancroid

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cancroid
    adj 1: of or relating to a cancroid
    n 1: the most common form of skin cancer [syn: {cancroid},
         {squamous cell carcinoma}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cancroid \Can"croid\, a. [Cancer + oid.]
   1. (Zool.) Resembling a crab; pertaining to the {Cancroidea},
      one of the families of crabs, including the genus
      {Cancer}.
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   2. Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor.
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