The oxyrhynchous characteristics are minimised by this adoption of this cancroid form, and meticulous examination of even the adult brings the status of the species as a parthenopid into doubt.
2Medicine (of a growth) resembling cancer.
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Medication suppressed the cancroid growth if its dose contained 15 millions of desolated trypanosomes.
Definition of cancroid in US English:
cancroid
adjectiveˈkæŋkrɔɪdˈkaNGkroid
1Zoology Like a crab, especially in structure.
Example sentencesExamples
The oxyrhynchous characteristics are minimised by this adoption of this cancroid form, and meticulous examination of even the adult brings the status of the species as a parthenopid into doubt.
2Medicine (of a growth) resembling cancer.
Example sentencesExamples
Medication suppressed the cancroid growth if its dose contained 15 millions of desolated trypanosomes.