καρκινόω

A. make crab-like, κ. τοὺς δακτύλους crook one's fingers like 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 ῥίζας ib.3.23.5.

II. in Pass., also, suffer from cancer, Hp. Nat.Mul. 31; become cancerous, ἐκινδύνευσεν καρκινωθῆναι τὰ ἕλκεα Id. Mul. 1.40.