cystoid

cystoid
1. Bladderlike, resembling a cyst. SYN: cystiform, cystomorphous. 2. A tumor resembling a cyst, with fluid, granular, or pulpy contents, but without a capsule. [cysto- + G. eidos, appearance]

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cys·toid 'sis-.tȯid adj resembling a bladder
cystoid n a cystoid structure specif a mass resembling a cyst but lacking a membrane called also pseudocyst

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cys·toid (sisґtoid) [cysto- + -oid] 1. resembling a cyst; called also cystiform. 2. a cystlike, circumscribed collection of softened material, differing from a true cyst in having no enclosing capsule.

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  • cystoid — I. ˈsiˌstȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cyst + oid; probably originally formed as French cystoïde 1. : like a bladder 2. [New Latin Cystoidea] : cystoidean …   Useful english dictionary

  • cystoid — /sis toyd/, adj. 1. resembling a cyst. n. 2. a cystlike structure or formation. [1870 75; CYST + OID] * * * …   Universalium

  • cystoid — adj. resembling a cyst …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cystoid — cys·toid …   English syllables

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