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desmoid

desmoid adjective: pertaining to a bundle.

Adjective

desmoid (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a bundle.
  2. Fibrous; having closely interwoven fibres in bundles.
  3. Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament or fibre; ligamentous, fibrous.

Noun

desmoid (plural desmoids)

  1. A fibrous tumour.

desmoid meaning in Tamil

desmoid in Tamil

தசைநார்க்கட்டி

Forms of desmoid

pluraldesmoids

Origin of desmoid

From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “chain, bundle”) + -oid.

Questions about desmoid

What does desmoid mean?
Desmoid means pertaining to a bundle.
What is desmoid in Tamil?
Desmoid in Tamil is தசைநார்க்கட்டி. See Desmoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is desmoid?
Desmoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near desmoid in the dictionary

  1. desmogelin
  2. desmoglein
  3. desmogleins
  4. desmognathous
  5. desmography
  6. desmoid
  7. desmoids
  8. Desmoinesian
  9. desmoke
  10. desmolactone
  11. desmolase

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