epithelioid

[ ep-uh-thee-lee-oid ]

/ ˌɛp əˈθi liˌɔɪd /

resembling epithelium.

Origin of epithelioid

First recorded in 1875–80; epitheli(um) + -oid

The interior consisted of epithelioid cells, between which was a considerable intercellular substance.

Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley
The latter is the epithelioid lining of the heart, and the cavity it contains the true cavity of the heart.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
The giant-cells, the epithelioid cells, and the well-characterized reticulum appear as the tubercle increases in age.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various
Epithelioid cells and large vesicular cells with several nuclei were to be found.

Plague |Thomas Wright Jackson

Giant cells, which also form by coalescence of the epithelioid cells, are not always present.

Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern

epithelioid

[ ĕp′ə-thē′lē-oid′ ]

Of or resembling epithelium.