keratoid
Americanadjective
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resembling horn; horny.
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resembling corneal tissue.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of keratoid
First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek keratoeidḗs “hornlike, horn-shaped, pertaining to the external coat of the eye” (derivative of kerat- , inflectional stem of kéras “horn”); see origin at kerat-, -oid
Example Sentences
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The keratoid cancer is one which presents the horn-like transformation of its epidermoid cells.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The horn-like, keratoid, transformation of epidermoid cells in cutaneous cancers, the mucous degeneration of the epithelioid cells of cancers of mucous membranes, are sufficiently familiar.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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