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DESMOID
Etymology
Adjective
desmoid (comparative more desmoid, superlative most desmoid)
Pertaining to a bundle.
(pathology) Fibrous; having closely interwoven fibres in bundles.
(medicine) Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament or fibre; ligamentous, fibrous.
Noun
desmoid (plural desmoids)
A fibrous tumour.
Anagrams
• medoids
Source: Wiktionary
Des"moid, a. Etym: [Gr. desmo`s ligament + -oid.] (Anat.)
Definition: Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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