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keratoid

[ ker-uh-toid ]

adjective

  1. resembling horn; horny.
  2. resembling corneal tissue.


keratoid

/ ˈkɛrəˌtɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling horn; horny


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Word History and Origins

Origin of keratoid1

First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek keratoeidḗs “hornlike, horn-shaped, pertaining to the external coat of the eye” (derivative of kerat- , inflectional stem of kéras “horn”); kerat-, -oid

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Example Sentences

The keratoid cancer is one which presents the horn-like transformation of its epidermoid cells.

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