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Definition of Discoid
1. Adjective. Having a flat circular shape.
Definition of Discoid
1. a. Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus.
2. n. Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.
Definition of Discoid
1. a disk [n -S]
Medical Definition of Discoid
1. Shaped like a disk. Origin: Gr. Diskos = disk This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)