cancroid vs recovery

cancroid

noun
  • Any disease that resembles cancer 

  • Squamous cell carcinoma 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma 

  • Resembling a crab 

recovery

noun
  • A return to normal health. 

  • The recovery of debt. 

  • The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc. 

  • A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs. 

  • The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore 

  • The ability to recover or regain health. 

  • The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. 

  • Renewed growth after a slump. 

  • The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying. 

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