cystoid

American  

[sis-toid] / ˈsɪs tɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a cyst.

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noun

1. a cystlike structure or formation.

cystoid British  

/ ˈsɪstɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a cyst or bladder

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noun

1. a tissue mass, such as a tumour, that resembles a cyst but lacks an outer membrane

Etymology

Origin of cystoid

First recorded in 1870–75; cyst + -oid

Example Sentences

The most striking example of this occurrence is the cystoid softening of cartilage, especially of the costal cartilages of old people, the basis substance being transformed into a fluid containing mucin.

From Project Gutenberg

Cyst′ic, Cyst′iform, Cystoid′, having the form of, or contained in, a cyst or bag.—ns.

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In all likelihood many cases of relief or cure following iridectomy are those due to the formation of cystoid scars or minute fistulae, rather than as a result of the removal of a portion of the iris periphery.

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The stemmed and lower division of the echinoderms was represented by a primitive type, the CYSTOID, so called from its saclike form, A small globular or ovate "calyx" of calcareous plates, with an aperture at the top for the mouth, inclosed the body of the animal, and was attached to the sea bottom by a short flexible stalk consisting of disks of carbonate of lime held together by a central ligament.

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The cystoid reaches its climax, but there appear now two higher types of echinoderms,—the crinoid and the starfish.

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