dermoid

American  

[dur-moid] / ˈdɜr mɔɪd /

adjective

1. skinlike; dermatoid.

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dermoid British  

/ ˈdɜːmɔɪd /

adjective

1. of or resembling skin

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noun

1. a congenital cystic tumour whose walls are lined with epithelium

Etymology

Origin of dermoid

First recorded in 1810–20; derm- + -oid

Example Sentences

Van Duyse mentions congenital macrostoma with preauricular tumors and a dermoid of the eye.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Duyse reports the history of a case of labor during which a rectal dermoid was expelled.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The accompanying illustration, taken from Baldy, pictures a dermoid cyst of the complicated variety laid open and exposing the contents in situ.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

They have to be diagnosed from other forms of cyst occurring in the middle line of the neck—sebaceous and dermoid cysts—and when giving rise to disfigurement they should be excised.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

A dermoid is a tumour containing skin or mucous membrane, occurring in a situation where these tissues are not met under normal conditions.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis