dermoid

American  

[dur-moid] / ˈdɜr mɔɪd /

adjective

1. skinlike; dermatoid.

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dermoid British  

/ ˈdɜːmɔɪd /

adjective

1. of or resembling skin

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noun

1. a congenital cystic tumour whose walls are lined with epithelium

Etymology

Origin of dermoid

First recorded in 1810–20; derm- + -oid

Example Sentences

Chitten removed a dermoid from the sternum of a female of thirty-nine, the cyst containing 11 ounces of atheromatous material.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

If the external orifice becomes occluded, there results a dermoid cyst.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

L�cke79 mentions the frequency of dermoid cysts near the median line of the head, the vicinity of the eye, and the side of the neck.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

In consequence of the continuity and similarity of structure, there is close sympathy between the mucous and dermoid membranes.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

When near the skin they are of the nature of dermoid cysts, being lined with squamous epithelium and filled with sebaceous material.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander