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

The literature of dermoid cysts is full of accounts of puzzling tumours met with in all sorts of situations.

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

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

Cases of retention, epithelial and dermoid cysts have been observed; and there are isolated reports of the finding of papillomata, fibromata, lipomata, myomata and adenomata.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Ward reports the successful removal of a dermoid cyst weighing 30 pounds from a woman of thirty-two, the mother of two children aged ten and twelve, respectively.

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

Duyse reports the history of a case of labor during which a rectal dermoid was expelled.

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