histoid

[ his-toid ]

adjective
  1. Pathology. resembling normal tissue in structure.

  2. similar to or derived from one kind of tissue.

Origin of histoid

1
First recorded in 1870–75; hist- + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for histoid

histoid

/ (ˈhɪstɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. resembling normal tissue

  2. composed of one kind of tissue

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