(ˌbɒtrɪˈɔɪdəl), botryoid (ˈbɒtrɪɔɪd) or botryose (ˈbɒtrɪˌəʊs, -ˌəʊz)
adjective
(of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes
Word origin
C18: from Greek botruoeidēs, from botrus cluster of grapes; see -oid
Examples of 'botryoid' in a sentence
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The diagnosis of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, botryoid type, of intermediate differentiation was made.
Maria Del Carmen Mendez, Yerena Muiños, Gonzalo Blanco, Maria Antonia Saornil, CiroGarcía-Alvarez, Jose Luis Sarasa, Carmen Valbuena 2012, 'Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the caruncle in a 4 year-old boy: case report', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492012000300012&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A histopathological diagnosis of metastatic botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma (sarcoma botryoides) was made.
K. Gerber, P. Rees 2009, 'Urinary bladder botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma with widespread metastases in an 8-month-oldLabrador cross dog : clinical communication', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/202. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Radiographic appearance of botryoid cysts can be multilocular or unilocular.
Bruno Vidaković, Ivana Uljanić, Jakša Grgurević, Berislav Perić, Spomenka Manojlović 2016, 'Botryoid cyst, a rare type of odontogenic cyst', Acta Clinica Croaticahttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/254749. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On histologic examination, the specimen revealed a botryoid-embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma affecting both the common bile duct and the common hepatic duct.
Ghassan Nakib, Valeria Calcaterra, Ilaria Goruppi, Piero Romano, Alessandro Raffaele,Jurgen Schleef, Gloria Pelizzo 2014, 'Robotic-assisted surgery approach in a biliary rhabdomyosarcoma misdiagnosed as choledochalcyst', Rare Tumorshttp://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/5173. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Botryoid cysts are characterized by a multilocular histologic finding and a higher risk of recurrence than lateral periodontal cysts.
Bruno Vidaković, Ivana Uljanić, Jakša Grgurević, Berislav Perić, Spomenka Manojlović 2016, 'Botryoid cyst, a rare type of odontogenic cyst', Acta Clinica Croaticahttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/254749. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)