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epithelioid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
ep-ithe-lioid
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling epithelium

Etymology

From epithelium + -oid. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -ioid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more epithelioid (comparative) most epithelioid (superlative)

Phrases

epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

Synonyms

epithelial

Questions

What does epithelioid mean?
Of, pertaining to, or resembling epithelium
Where does epithelioid come from?
From epithelium + -oid. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -ioid.

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