CANCROID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cancroid mean? 

• CANCROID (noun)
  The noun CANCROID has 1 sense:

1. the most common form of skin cancer

  Familiarity information: CANCROID used as a noun is very rare.

• CANCROID (adjective)
  The adjective CANCROID has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a cancroid

  Familiarity information: CANCROID used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANCROID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The most common form of skin cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cancroid; squamous cell carcinoma

Hypernyms ("cancroid" is a kind of...):

skin cancer (a malignant neoplasm of the skin)

Derivation:

cancroid (of or relating to a cancroid)

• CANCROID (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a cancroid

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cancroid (the most common form of skin cancer)

Derivation:

cancroid (the most common form of skin cancer)