English word carcinoid comes from English -oid, English carcino- (Cancer.. Crab, crustacean.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-oid | English (eng) | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns. |
carcino- | English (eng) | Cancer.. Crab, crustacean. |
carcinoid | English (eng) | (medicine) A form of slow-growing tumour originating in the neuroendocrine system. |