epithelioid

[ep-uh-thee-lee-oid]

adjective

resembling epithelium.

Origin of epithelioid

First recorded in 1875–80; epitheli(um) + -oid

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Examples from the Web for epithelioid

Historical Examples of epithelioid

This layer is the epithelioid layer of the membrane of Descemet.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour
The latter is the epithelioid lining of the heart, and the cavity it contains the true cavity of the heart.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour
These cells are large, epithelioid in shape, and often contain vacuoles and fatty granules.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
Epithelioid cells and large vesicular cells with several nuclei were to be found.
Plague
Thomas Wright Jackson
Giant cells, which also form by coalescence of the epithelioid cells, are not always present.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern

epithelioid in Medicine

epithelioid

[ĕp′ə-thē′lē-oid′]

adj.

Of or resembling epithelium.

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