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Definition of Cytoid
1. a. Cell-like; -- applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc.
Definition of Cytoid
1. Adjective. (physiology) cell-like; applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cytoid
1. cell-like [adj]
Medical Definition of Cytoid
1. Resembling a cell. Origin: cyto-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytoid
Literary usage of Cytoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Human Anatomy by Erasmus Wilson (1859)
"These cytoid corpuscles also exist in mucus, pus, and exudations. ...
cytoid .corpuscle with its membrane raised by the action of water. ..."
2. The Anatomy of the Lymphatic System by Edward Klein (1875)
"cytoid bodies, situated chiefly in the peripheral connective-tissue zone. . . .
They and their nuclei are smaller and brighter than those of blood and lymph ..."
3. Physiological Chemistry by Karl Gotthelf Lehmann (1855)
"Without entering further into the consideration of the incidental morphological
constituents of pus, we will at once proceed to its cytoid corpuscles. ..."
4. Inflammation of the lungs: Tuberculosis and Consumption by Ludwig von Buhl, M. D. Mann, Samuel B. St. John (1874)
"Finally, besides the cytoid and giant cells, there are cells of an epithelial
character, which, judged both by their size and position, are in a transition ..."
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