Definition of Conoid

1. Noun. A shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point.

Exact synonyms: Cone, Cone Shape
Generic synonyms: Round Shape
Specialized synonyms: Funnel, Funnel Shape
Terms within: Peak, Point, Tip
Derivative terms: Cone, Conic, Conical

Definition of Conoid

1. n. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.

2. a. Resembling a cone; conoidal.

Definition of Conoid

1. a geometric solid [n -S] : CONOIDAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Conoid

1. 1. A cone-shaped structure. 2. Part of the apical complex characteristic of the protozoan subphylum, Apicomplexa; seen in sporozoites, merozoites, or other developmental stages of sporozoans, less well developed in the piroplasms (families Babesiidae and Theileriidae). The function of the conoid is unknown, but it is thought to be an organelle of penetration into the host cell, possibly aided by a protrusible form of the conoid. Origin: G. Konoeides, cone-shaped (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conoid

connubial
connubialism
connubialisms
connubialities
connubiality
connubially
Conocarpus
Conocarpus erectus
Conoclinium
Conoclinium coelestinum
conodont
Conodonta
Conodontophorida
conodonts
conoid (current term)
conoid (current term)
conoidal
conoidic
conoids
conoid ligament
conoid process
conoid tubercle
conominee
conominees
conomyoidin
Conopodium
Conopodium denudatum
conor and bruch's disease
conoscopic image
conoscopic observation

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