"epidermoid" meaning in English

See epidermoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: epidermo- + -oid. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|epidermo|oid}} epidermo- + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} epidermoid (not comparable)
  1. Similar to epidermal tissue but not histologically identical, or not yet confirmed to be so. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-epidermoid-en-adj-6Q50SVg5 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with epidermo-, English terms suffixed with -oid, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epidermo-: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35

Noun

Forms: epidermoids [plural]
Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: epidermo- + -oid. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|epidermo|oid}} epidermo- + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} epidermoid (plural epidermoids)
  1. (pathology) An epidermoid cyst Derived forms: mucoepidermoid
    Sense id: en-epidermoid-en-noun-gVbpUB~T Categories (other): Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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