desmoidadj.
/ˈdɛsmɔɪd/ Resembling a bundle.
a. Pathology. Applied to the tissue of certain tumours which contain numerous fibres closely interwoven or arranged in bundles.
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1847 J. F. South tr. J. M. Chelius Syst. Surg. II. 712 Desmoid, sarcomatous, steatomatous, chondroid and fibroid swellings, have been classed together as fibrous tumours.
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 271 The fibrin-like appearance of this desmoid tissue.
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b. Zoology and Anatomy. Ligamentous; tendinous.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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