epidermoid

epidermoid
epidermoid [ep΄ə dʉr′moid΄]
adj.
like, or having the nature of, epidermis: also epidermoidal

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ep·i·der·moid (ĕp'ĭ-dûrʹmoid') adj.
Composed of or resembling epidermal tissue:

epidermoid carcinoma.

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