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cystoid

[ sis-toid ]

adjective

  1. resembling a cyst.


noun

  1. a cystlike structure or formation.

cystoid

/ ˈ²õɪ²õ³Ùɔɪ»å /

adjective

  1. resembling a cyst or bladder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a tissue mass, such as a tumour, that resembles a cyst but lacks an outer membrane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of cystoid1

First recorded in 1870–75; cyst + -oid
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The most striking example of this occurrence is the cystoid softening of cartilage, especially of the costal cartilages of old people, the basis substance being transformed into a fluid containing mucin.

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Cyst′ic, Cyst′iform, Cystoid′, having the form of, or contained in, a cyst or bag.—ns.

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In all likelihood many cases of relief or cure following iridectomy are those due to the formation of cystoid scars or minute fistulae, rather than as a result of the removal of a portion of the iris periphery.

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The CRINOID, named from its resemblance to the lily, is like the cystoid in many respects, but has a longer stem and supports a crown of plumose arms.

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The cystoid reaches its climax, but there appear now two higher types of echinoderms,—the crinoid and the starfish.

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