καρκῐν-όω,
A. make crab-like,κ. τοὺς δακτύλους crookone's fingerslike crab's claws, Antiph. 55.15 :— Pass. , of roots,spread crab-wise, Thphr. HP 1.6.3 , CP 3.21.5 :—also in Act. ,cause to spread,ὁ Χειμὼν πιλώσας καὶ καρκινώσας τὰς ῥίζαςib. 3.23.5 .
II. in Pass. , also,suffer from cancer, Hp. Nat.Mul. 31 ;become cancerous, ἐκινδύνευσεν καρκινωθῆναι τὰ ἕλκεα
Id. Mul. 1.40
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