cystoid

[sis-toid]

cyst·oid

[sis-toid]
adjective
1.
resembling a cyst.
noun
2.
a cystlike structure or formation.

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Cystoid is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1870–75; cyst + -oid
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cystoid (ˈsɪstɔɪd)
 
adj
1.  resembling a cyst or bladder
 
n
2.  a tissue mass, such as a tumour, that resembles a cyst but lacks an outer membrane

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cystoid cys·toid (sĭs'toid')
adj.
Formed like or resembling a cyst. n.
A structure resembling a cyst but having no capsule.

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