cancroid

An obsolete adjective meaning resembling a crab or having a crab-like form; formerly used in medical contexts to describe certain ulcerous growths.

• 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее похожий на краба или имеющий крабоподобную форму; ранее использовалось в медицинских контекстах для описания некоторых язвенных образований.

1. Resembling a crab C2 formal medical

   Having a form or appearance similar to a crab; crab-like.

   • The ancient fossil had a cancroid shape, reminiscent of modern crabs.
   • Some crustaceans exhibit a cancroid body structure.
   • The biologist described the specimen as cancroid in nature.

   🇷🇺Крабоподобный

2. Related to a type of skin cancer C2 formal medical

   Of or relating to a cancroid, a type of skin cancer that resembles a crab in its spreading pattern.

   • The dermatologist diagnosed the lesion as a cancroid tumor.
   • Cancroid growths require careful medical monitoring.
   • The patient underwent surgery to remove the cancroid tissue.

   🇷🇺Относящийся к раку кожи

   Синонимы: cancerous

• more cancroid comparative form
• most cancroid superlative form

A medical term referring to the most common form of skin cancer, typically characterized by a slow-growing, localized tumor.

• 🇷🇺Медицинский термин, обозначающий наиболее распространенную форму рака кожи, обычно характеризующуюся медленно растущей локализованной опухолью.

1. Skin cancer type C1 formal medical

   A common form of skin cancer that typically develops in sun-exposed areas of the body.

   • The dermatologist diagnosed the growth as a cancroid.
   • Cancroids are often treated with surgical removal.
   • Regular skin checks can help detect cancroids early.

   🇷🇺Канкроид

• cancroids plural form
• cancroids' possessive plural form
• cancroid's possessive singular form