dermoid

[ dur-moid ]

adjective

1. skinlike; dermatoid.

dermoid

/ ˈdɜːmɔɪd /

adjective

1. of or resembling skin

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dermoid¹

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

Example Sentences

The chief of these are: simple—dermoid patches, moles of the limbus; malignant—sarcoma, endothelioma, epithelioma.

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The literature of dermoid cysts is full of accounts of puzzling tumours met with in all sorts of situations.

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If the external orifice becomes occluded, there results a dermoid cyst.

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The mange mite is known as Sarcoptes canis, and takes up its abode upon the superficial dermoid structures.

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In consequence of the continuity and similarity of structure, there is close sympathy between the mucous and dermoid membranes.

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