epithelioid
[ ep-uh-thee-lee-oid ]
adjective
resembling epithelium.
Origin of epithelioid
1First recorded in 1875–80; epitheli(um) + -oid
Words Nearby epithelioid
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How to use epithelioid in a sentence
This layer is the epithelioid layer of the membrane of Descemet.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourIt gives origin to the epithelioid lining of the body cavity and water-vascular system of the adult.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourThe interior consisted of epithelioid cells, between which was a considerable intercellular substance.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert RileyThe giant-cells, the epithelioid cells, and the well-characterized reticulum appear as the tubercle increases in age.
The epithelioid cells of cutaneous cancers resemble those of the surface, the rete, or the glands of the skin.
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