dermoid

[dur-moid]

der·moid

[dur-moid]
adjective
skinlike; dermatoid.

Origin:
1810–20; derm- + -oid
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dermoid (ˈdɜːmɔɪd)
 
adj
1.  of or resembling skin
 
n
2.  a congenital cystic tumour whose walls are lined with epithelium

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Medical Dictionary

dermoid der·moid (dûr'moid')
adj.
Resembling skin; skinlike. n.
See dermoid cyst.

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