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Definition of Spongoid
1. a. Resembling sponge; like sponge.
Definition of Spongoid
1. Adjective. Resembling sponge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spongoid
1. resembling a sponge [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spongoid
Literary usage of Spongoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children by John Burns (1843)
"The uterus is more frequently affected with spongoid tumour than is supposed,
many cases of that disease passing for cancer. This is a tight, ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases Peculiar to Women: Illustrated by Cases by Samuel Ashwell (1855)
"... it may, and probably ought, in almost every instance, to be removed by ligature,
or by any more suitable method. spongoid TUMOR, OR FUNGUS ..."
3. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1875)
"spongoid.—In the Dental Miscellany Dr. JA Kimball, notices this new absorbent as
follows : " Not having seen any reference to this article, ..."
4. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"SPONGY, spongoid—s. Tissue, see Bone. SPONSA SOLIS, ' spouse of the sun,' Calendula
officinalis. ..."
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