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  • 21chyliform — Resembling chyle. * * * chy·li·form kī lə .fȯrm adj resembling chyle <chyliform fluid> * * * chy·li·form (kiґlĭ form) resembling chyle; cf. pseudochylous. Called also chyloid …

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  • 22coccoid — Resembling a coccus. [G. kokkos, berry, + eidos, resemblance] * * * coc·coid käk .ȯid adj of, related to, or resembling a coccus coccoid n * * * coc·coid (kokґoid) resembling a coccus; globose …

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  • 23cretinoid — Resembling a cretin; presenting symptoms similar to those of cretinism. * * * cre·tin·oid ən .ȯid adj resembling or suggestive of cretinism * * * cre·tin·oid (kreґtin oid) resembling or suggestive of cretinism …

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  • 24cushingoid — Resembling the signs and symptoms of Cushing disease or syndrome : moon facies, buffalo hump obesity, striations, adiposity, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis, usually due to exogenous corticosteroids …

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  • 25eczematoid — Resembling eczema in appearance. * * * ec·ze·ma·toid ig zē mə .tȯid, zem ə adj resembling eczema * * * ec·zem·a·toid (ek zemґə toid) resembling eczema …

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  • 26encephaloid — Resembling brain substance; denoting a carcinoma of soft, brainlike consistency, with reference to gross features. [encephalo + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * en·ceph·a·loid in sef ə .lȯid adj resembling the material of the brain * * * adj. having …

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  • 27epithelioid — Resembling or having some of the characteristics of epithelium. [epithelium + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * ep·i·the·li·oid .ep ə thē lē .ȯid adj resembling epithelium * * * ep·i·the·li·oid (ep″ĭ theґle oid) resembling epithelium …

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  • 28fecaloid — Resembling feces. [L. faeces, feces, + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * fe·cal·oid or chiefly Brit fae·cal·oid kə .lȯid adj resembling dung * * * fe·cal·oid (feґkəl oid) resembling feces …

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  • 29fungoid — Resembling a fungus; denoting an exuberant morbid growth on the surface of the body. * * * fun·goid fəŋ .gȯid adj resembling, characteristic of, caused by, or being a fungus <a fungoid ulcer> <a fungoid growth> * * * 1. adj.… …

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  • 30herpetiform — Resembling herpes. * * * her·pet·i·form pet ə fȯrm adj resembling herpes * * * her·pet·i·form (hər petґĭ form) [herpet + form] resembling herpes; having grouped vesicles …

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