Definition of Dermoid

1. a. Same as Dermatoid.

Definition of Dermoid

1. Adjective. Resembling skin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dermoid

1. a cystic tumor [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dermoid

1. Same as Dermatoid. Dermoid cyst, a cyst containing skin, or structures connected with skin, such as hair. Origin: Derm: cf. F. Dermoide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dermoid

dermestids
dermestoid
dermic
dermis
dermises
dermo-
dermoblast
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
dermochelyid
dermochelyids
dermocyma
dermoepidermal interface
dermographia
dermohaemal
dermoid (current term)
dermoid cyst
dermoid cyst of ovary
dermoid cyst of the ovary
dermoid cysts
dermoid tumour
dermoidectomy
dermoids
dermolysis
dermolytic bullous dermatosis
dermomyotome
dermomyotomes
dermonecrotic
dermoneural

Literary usage of Dermoid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"A Case of dermoid Cyst of the Mediastinum, AM. Joun. MED. Sc., 1900, cxx, 64. 42. ... Madelung, OW Ueber Extirpation eines dermoid des Mediastinum ..."

2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1895)
"dermoid TUMORS. BY JOSEPH McFARLAND, MD [Read December 11, 1895. ... A dermoid tumor is one that contains mucous membrane or skin. ..."

3. The Pathology and surgical treatment of tumors by Nicholas Senn (1900)
"Inflammation lys results in firm adhesion of the outer surface of the cyst-wall j the adjacent tissues or organs. A dermoid cyst is not infrequently the ..."

4. The Science and Art of Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases by John Eric Erichsen, Marcus Beck (1884)
"dermoid cysts are also met with in situations in which their origin is not ... The walls of the superficial dermoid cysts present all the structures of true ..."

5. Modern Surgery: General and Operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1907)
"Such a dermoid may contain portions of organs, bone, cartilage, and teeth. dermoid cysts are most commonly found in the ovary and in regions where, ..."

6. The Collected Works of Christian Fenger, M. D. 1840-1902 by Christian Fenger, Fenger memorial association (1912)
"According to Heschl, dermoid cysts in general owe their origin to ... This theory of fetal inclusion did not explain the origin of the dermoid cysts in the ..."

7. Gynecology by Brooke Melancthon Anspach (1921)
"dermoid tumors are usually intraperitoneal, *h they may develop between the layers ... dermoid cysts of the ovary often occupy ition anterior to the uterus, ..."

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