SARCOID

fleshy, sarcoid

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling flesh

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sarcoid (not comparable)

(medicine, pathology) Relating to sarcoid (sarcoidosis).

(medicine, pathology, outdated) Resembling sarcoma.

(medicine, pathology, outdated) fleshy.

Noun

sarcoid (plural sarcoids)

(medicine, pathology) sarcoidosis.

Anagrams

• arcoids, scaroid

Source: Wiktionary


Sar"coid, a. Etym: [Gr. Sarcode.] (Biol.)

Definition: Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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