histoid

[ his-toid ]
/ ˈhɪs tɔɪd /

adjective

Pathology. resembling normal tissue in structure.
similar to or derived from one kind of tissue.
Also histioid.

Origin of histoid

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

Words nearby histoid

histogen, histogenesis, histogenous, histogram, histography, histoid, histoid leprosy, histoid tumor, histoincompatibility, histologic accommodation, histologist

British Dictionary definitions for histoid

histoid
/ (ˈhɪstɔɪd) /

adjective

resembling normal tissue
composed of one kind of tissue

Medical definitions for histoid

histoid
[ hĭs′toid′ ]

adj.

Resembling the structure of one of the tissues of the body. Used of the histologic structure of a tumor.