dermoid
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of dermoid
Example Sentences
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A dermoid is a tumour containing skin or mucous membrane, occurring in a situation where these tissues are not met under normal conditions.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
It may follow the rupture of ovarian or dermoid cysts, rupture of the uterus, extra uterine pregnancy or extension from pyosalpinx.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
A diagnosis of dermoid cyst was made and two operations were performed on the boy, death following the second.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
It was, however, the slow growth of a "dermoid cyst" which made her linger till such an age, through the constant suffering of twenty-one preceding years.
From Harriet Martineau by Miller, Florence Fenwick
If the external orifice becomes occluded, there results a dermoid cyst.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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