dermoid
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of dermoid
Example Sentences
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The simpler forms of the ordinary dermoid cysts contain bone and teeth.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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
Thus we may find in an ovary or testicle a dermoid cyst, containing a tooth or a ball of hair.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Thomson reports a case of dermoid cyst of the bladder containing hair, which cyst he removed.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
A sebaceous cyst may reach such dimensions as to simulate a dermoid or thyreo-glossal cyst.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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