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

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

A dermoid cyst is formed by an involution of the skin with a growth of hair on the inner wall of the sac.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Nearly every medical museum has preserved specimens of dermoid cysts, and almost all physicians are well acquainted with their occurrence.

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

The skin dermoid, or derma-cyst as it has been called by Askanazy, arises from a portion of epiblast, which has become sequestrated during the process of coalescence of two cutaneous surfaces in development.

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

The accompanying illustration, taken from Baldy, pictures a dermoid cyst of the complicated variety laid open and exposing the contents in situ.

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