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

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dermoid

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 Calvin Cutter

Tumours.—The simple tumours met with on the face include sebaceous and dermoid cysts, nævus, plexiform neuroma and adenoma; the malignant forms include the squamous epithelioma, and rodent, paraffin, and melanotic cancers.

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

Aron speaks of an operation for pilous dermoid of the ovary in a woman of seventy-five.

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

According to Senn, Barker collected sixteen dermoid tumors of the tongue.

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

A slight irregularity in the curve of the cornea near the dermoid is detected with the ophthalmoscope; the fundus of the eye is perfectly normal.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger