epithelioid
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of epithelioid
First recorded in 1875–80; epitheli(um) + -oid
Example Sentences
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Like Milla, Ainscough was diagnosed with an aggressive type of epithelioid sarcoma in her forearm.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025
Ham had been diagnosed with a type of sarcoma called epithelioid angiomyolipoma.
From Fox News ● Jan. 26, 2022
The epithelioid cells eventually become fusiform or stellate, and their projections, as well as those of many of the giant-cells, become fibrillated.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The degenerations of the epithelioid cells and stroma suggest qualifying terms.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In these foci then, by the destruction of the epithelioid cells brought about by the tuberculin, substances must have been produced which act chemiotactically on the eosinophil cells.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
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