histoid

American

[his-toid] / ˈhɪs tɔɪd /

adjective

Pathology. resembling normal tissue in structure.
similar to or derived from one kind of tissue.

histoid British

/ ˈhɪstɔɪd /

adjective

resembling normal tissue
composed of one kind of tissue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of histoid

First recorded in 1870–75; hist- + -oid

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The former consist of a single tissue, the histoid tumors; the latter of several tissues suggesting an organ, the organoid tumors; while still others, in which the number and grouping of tissues is so complex as to simulate systems of the body, even monstrosities, have received the term systematoid or teratoid tumors.

From Project Gutenberg

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023