epithelioid

[ ep-uh-thee-lee-oid ]

adjective

1. resembling epithelium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of epithelioid¹

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

Example Sentences

Ham had been diagnosed with a type of sarcoma called epithelioid angiomyolipoma.

From Fox News

And all this came during a season in which Marc Davidson, the 48-year-old coach at Blackhawk Christian, has been battling renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma, a rare cancer that has spread into his lungs.

From Washington Times

The biopsies gave a diagnosis of epithelioid sarcoma - an aggressive cancer affecting body tissue - at the start of February but it was too late for treatment.

From BBC

At the start of February she was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma and died seven days later.

From BBC

They thought it was an athletic injury, but after doctors’ visits, they got the diagnosis: Catherine, 16, had epithelioid sarcoma, an aggressive cancer.

From Washington Times