dermoid
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of dermoid
Example Sentences
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A diagnosis of dermoid cyst was made and two operations were performed on the boy, death following the second.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
A sebaceous cyst may reach such dimensions as to simulate a dermoid or thyreo-glossal cyst.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Kidd removed a dermoid from a child of two years and eleven months; Hooks performed the same operation on a child of thirty months.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Thus we may find in an ovary or testicle a dermoid cyst, containing a tooth or a ball of hair.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
In this group are the dermoid cysts with their various contents, epidermis, sebum, hair, teeth, and bone.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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