"discoid" meaning in English

See discoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more discoid [comparative], most discoid [superlative]
Etymology: disc + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disc|oid}} disc + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} discoid (comparative more discoid, superlative most discoid)
  1. Shaped like a disc/disk. Synonyms: discal (english: in its matching sense) Related terms: disco-, disko- Translations (shaped like a disc/disk): дисковиден (diskoviden) (Bulgarian), discoïde (French), discoide (Italian), discoide (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-discoid-en-adj-QQ7tFRHN

Noun

Forms: discoids [plural]
Etymology: disc + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disc|oid}} disc + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} discoid (plural discoids)
  1. (dentistry) A disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-discoid-en-noun-Vvab28km Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 30 70 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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