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EPITHELIOD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does epitheliod mean?
• EPITHELIOD (adjective)
The adjective EPITHELIOD has 1 sense:
1. resembling epithelium
Familiarity information: EPITHELIOD used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling epithelium
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
epithelial tissue
Pertainym:
epithelium (membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body)
Context examples
It is characterized by tumor-like masses or nodules of granulomatous tissue comprised of activated histiocytes, epitheliod cells, and multinucleated giant cells.
(Granulomatous Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
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