keratoid

[ ker-uh-toid ]

adjective

1. resembling horn; horny.
2. resembling corneal tissue.

keratoid

/ ˈkɛrəˌtɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling horn; horny

Word History and Origins

Origin of keratoid¹

First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek keratoeidḗs “hornlike, horn-shaped, pertaining to the external coat of the eye” (derivative of kerat- , inflectional stem of kéras “horn”); kerat-, -oid

Example Sentences

The horn-like, keratoid, transformation of epidermoid cells in cutaneous cancers, the mucous degeneration of the epithelioid cells of cancers of mucous membranes, are sufficiently familiar.

From Project Gutenberg

The keratoid cancer is one which presents the horn-like transformation of its epidermoid cells.

From Project Gutenberg