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

In the proper performance of these functions, very much depends on the observance of the laws of the muscular, digestive respiratory, dermoid, and nervous apparatuses.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

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 Schweigger, C.

The curious cases mentioned by older writers, and called abortion by the mouth, etc., are doubtless, in many instances, remnants of extrauterine pregnancies or dermoid cysts.

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

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)

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

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