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

Van Duyse mentions congenital macrostoma with preauricular tumors and a dermoid of the eye.

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

Such a dermoid usually takes the form of a globular cyst, the wall of which consists of skin, and the contents of turbid fluid containing desquamated epithelium, fat droplets, cholestrol crystals, and detached hairs.

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

Graves mentions a dermoid cyst containing the left side of a human face, an eye, a molar tooth, and various bones.

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

They have to be diagnosed from other forms of cyst occurring in the middle line of the neck—sebaceous and dermoid cysts—and when giving rise to disfigurement they should be excised.

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

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)