helcoid

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adjective

Of or pertaining to an ulcer; ulcerous.

OriginAncient Greek ἕλκος →
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Meanings

adjectivehelcoid (comparative more helcoid, superlative most helcoid)

comparative more helcoid · superlative most helcoid

  1. Of or pertaining to an ulcer; ulcerous.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἕλκος“ulcer”
  2. Englishhelcoid

From Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “ulcer”) + -oid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Doliche
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APA

helcoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helcoid

MLA

“helcoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helcoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helcoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helcoid.

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