cystoid

[ sis-toid ]

adjective
  1. resembling a cyst.

noun
  1. a cystlike structure or formation.

Origin of cystoid

1
First recorded in 1870–75; cyst + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for cystoid

cystoid

/ (ˈsɪstɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. resembling a cyst or bladder

noun
  1. a tissue mass, such as a tumour, that resembles a cyst but lacks an outer membrane

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