Histoid
[his-toid] /ˈhɪs tɔɪd/
adjective
1.
Pathology. resembling normal tissue in structure.
2.
similar to or derived from one kind of tissue.
/ˈhɪstɔɪd/
adjective
1.
resembling normal tissue
2.
composed of one kind of tissue
histoid his·toid (hĭs’toid’) or his·ti·oid (hĭs’tē-oid’)
adj.
Resembling the structure of one of the tissues of the body. Used of the histologic structure of a tumor.
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