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epithelioid

[ ep-uh-thee-lee-oid ]

adjective

  1. resembling epithelium.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of epithelioid1

First recorded in 1875–80; epitheli(um) + -oid
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Example Sentences

This layer is the epithelioid layer of the membrane of Descemet.

It gives origin to the epithelioid lining of the body cavity and water-vascular system of the adult.

The interior consisted of epithelioid cells, between which was a considerable intercellular substance.

The giant-cells, the epithelioid cells, and the well-characterized reticulum appear as the tubercle increases in age.

The epithelioid cells of cutaneous cancers resemble those of the surface, the rete, or the glands of the skin.

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