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Definition of Desmoid
1. a. Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous.
Definition of Desmoid
1. Adjective. Pertaining to a bundle. ¹
2. Adjective. (pathology) Fibrous; having closely interwoven fibres in bundles. ¹
3. Adjective. (medicine) Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament or fibre; ligamentous, fibrous. ¹
4. Noun. A desmoid tumour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Desmoid
1. a very hard tumor [n -S]
Medical Definition of Desmoid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Desmoid
Literary usage of Desmoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1888)
"desmoid (FIBROID) TUMOR OF THE ABDOMINAL WALLS. BY EDWARD J. ILL, MD, ... Let me,
therefore, relate two cases of desmoid tumors which have occurred in my ..."
2. Diseases of the digestive organs: With Special Reference to Their Diagnosis by Charles Dettie Aaron (1921)
"The desmoid test is based upon the observation of Adolf Schmidt, that the digestion
of raw connective tissue is confined to the stomach. ..."
3. The Principles of surgery by James Miller (1852)
"They are sometimes called desmoid, from the Fi8- 58- resemblance of their fibres
to those of ligament (<Ss<j>os); to the structure of which indeed they ..."
4. Diseases of the Stomach and Upper Alimentary Tract by Anthony Bassler (1916)
"(desmoid Reaction).—On the principle that a stomach which is secreting gastric
juice would digest catgut, contrivances tied with this substance and ..."
5. A Text-book of practical gynecology: For Practitioners and Students by David Tod Gilliam, Earl M. Gilliam (1916)
"Percussion yields a muffled resonance, and the fat-wave may be eliminated by
creating an artificial diaphragm. desmoid Tumors.—These are growths in the ..."
6. A Text-book on Minor Surgery by John Colin Vaughan (1922)
"desmoid.—A special tumor peculiar to the abdominal ... is known clinically as a
desmoid. Some authorities consider it a fibroma showing a strong tendency to ..."
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