epithelioid
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of epithelioid
First recorded in 1875–80; epitheli(um) + -oid
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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
Cancers of the stomach or uterus contain epithelioid cells whose shape simulates the varieties in the stomach and uterus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This observer83 claimed that the epithelioid element of cutaneous cancers arose in all instances from pre-existing epithelium, either of the rete mucosum or cutaneous glands.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The breaking up of ordinary pus cells or lymphocytes does not appear to give rise to any such substances; but there is much evidence that the decomposition products of epithelial and epithelioid cells act chemiotactically.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers
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