cystoid
[ sis-toid ]
/ ˈsɪs tɔɪd /
adjective
resembling a cyst.
noun
a cystlike structure or formation.
Words nearby cystoid
Example sentences from the Web for cystoid
The cystoid reaches its climax, but there appear now two higher types of echinoderms,—the crinoid and the starfish.
The Elements of Geology |William Harmon NortonIn the latter instance it is very liable to carry iris into the wound, and a cystoid cicatrix results.
(ii) To close the wound made by the excision of a cystoid scar.
British Dictionary definitions for cystoid
cystoid
/ (ˈsɪstɔɪd) /
adjective
resembling a cyst or bladder
noun
a tissue mass, such as a tumour, that resembles a cyst but lacks an outer membrane
Medical definitions for cystoid
cystoid
[ sĭs′toid′ ]
adj.
Formed like or resembling a cyst.
n.
A structure resembling a cyst but having no capsule.