epithelioid
/ˌɛpɪˈθiliˌɔɪd/
adjective
- Resembling epithelial tissue (the skin-like lining of organs and body surfaces), often used to describe certain types of cells or growths.
- Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that looks like epithelial tissue under a microscope.
- Doctors identified an epithelioid tumor that required further testing.
- The biopsy showed epithelioid cells that were similar to those found in the skin.