desmoid

[ dez-moid ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. resembling a fascia or fibrous sheet.
2. resembling a ligament; ligamentous.

noun

1. Pathology. a firm and tough tumor of nonmetastasizing, fibrous tissue.

desmoid

/ ˈdɛsmɔɪd /

adjective

1. anatomy resembling a tendon or ligament

noun

1. pathol a very firm tumour of connective tissue

Word History and Origins

Origin of desmoid¹

1840–50; < Greek desm ( ós ) ( desmid ) + -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of desmoid¹

C19: from Greek desmos band + -oid ; see desmid

Example Sentences

The U.S. health regulator on Monday approved SpringWorks Therapeutics' drug for treating adult patients with desmoid tumors, making it the first approved treatment for this type of non-cancerous soft-tissue growth.

From Reuters

The U.S. health regulator on Monday approved SpringWorks Therapeutics' drug for treating adult patients with desmoid tumors, making it the first approved treatment for this type of non-cancerous soft-tissue growth.

From Reuters

Times National Security Team Leader Guy Taylor’s son Leo, 15, who is battling a desmoid tumor, was also there promoting his project to develop specially padded shirts designed to cover the medical port that most chemotherapy patients have surgically placed on their chest.

From Washington Times

But the story of Lawon’s hike to Lake Angeles began more than two decades ago, when Lawson, 47, was first diagnosed with a desmoid tumor in her right leg.

From Seattle Times

Desmoid tumors arise from fibroblast cells that exist all over the body, and for most patients, as Lawson was relieved to discover, the tumors aren’t life-threatening.

From Seattle Times