Look up: dermoid

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   Dermoid
   Dermoid: Also called a dermoid cyst of the ovary, this is a bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically contains a diversity of tissues including hair, teeth, bone, thyroid, etc. A dermoid cyst develops from a totipotential germ cell (a primary oocyte) that is retained within the egg sac (ovary). Being totipotential, that cell can gi ...
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   dermoid
   2)a benign mixed tumor,usually congenital,containing teeth,hairs,skin glands,fibrous tissue,and other skin elements,rarely found in the limbal region of the eye and orbit Category: Medicine
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   Dermoid
   Der'moid adjective [ Derm + - oid : confer French dermoïde .] Same as Dermatoid . Dermoid cyst (Medicine) , a cyst containing skin, or structures connected with skin, such as hair.
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   dermoid
   Same as Dermatoid. ... <medicine> 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) ...
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   dermoid
   (dur´moid) skinlike. dermoid cyst.
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   Dermoid
   • (a.) Same as Dermatoid.
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