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

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Example Sentences

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dermoid

There is a congenital dermoid growth of the size of half a pea situated on the inner lower corneal margin.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger

A slight irregularity in the curve of the cornea near the dermoid is detected with the ophthalmoscope; the fundus of the eye is perfectly normal.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger

The skin dermoid, or derma-cyst as it has been called by Askanazy, arises from a portion of epiblast, which has become sequestrated during the process of coalescence of two cutaneous surfaces in development.

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

Cases of retention, epithelial and dermoid cysts have been observed; and there are isolated reports of the finding of papillomata, fibromata, lipomata, myomata and adenomata.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson

Nearly every medical museum has preserved specimens of dermoid cysts, and almost all physicians are well acquainted with their occurrence.

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

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