Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Composed of or resembling epidermal tissue.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tumor composed of cells resembling those of, or derived from, the epidermis.
- Same as
epidermatoid , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to or composed of
epidermal tissue
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Examples
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These ones are called epidermoid cysts, and they may occur alone.
Tips and Answers 2010
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These ones are called epidermoid cysts, and they may occur alone.
Tips and Answers 2010
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These ones are called epidermoid cysts, and they may occur alone.
Tips and Answers 2010
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These ones are called epidermoid cysts, and they may occur alone.
Tips and Answers 2010
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There, the doctors diagnosed Lacks with stage I epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix, which would require her to have radiation treatments a few times a month.
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If you guessed that it was also an epidermoid tumor, you get double credit.
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With each subsequent failed request, the epidermoid was able to build greater density into the constantly metamorphosing mask.
The Mocking Program Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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When he thumbed the power switch woven into the back, the opaque epidermoid sprang to life.
The Mocking Program Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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Dermoid cysts of the ovary may consist only of a wall of connective tissue lined with epidermis and containing distinctly epidermic scales which, however, may be rolled up in firm masses of a more or less soapy consistency; this variety is called by Orth epidermoid cyst; or, according to Warren, a form of cyst made up of skin containing small and ill-defined papillæ, but rich in hair follicles and sebaceous glands.
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Orth epidermoid cyst; or, according to Warren, a form of cyst made up of skin containing small and ill-defined papillae, but rich in hair follicles and sebaceous glands.
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