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cancroid

can·croid [ káng kròyd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
crablike: like a crab in shape, structure, or movement



noun  (plural can·croids)
Definition:
 
medicine 
Same as  squamous cell carcinoma


[Early 19th century. < Latin cancr-, stem of cancer "crab, cancer"]
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