- Discoid
- Discoid Dis"coid, n. Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell. [1913 Webster]
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discoid — discoíd adj. m., pl. discoízi; f. sg. discoídă, pl. discoíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic DISCOÍD, Ă adj. În formă de disc; discoidal. [pron. co id. / < … Dicționar Român
Discoid — Dis coid, a. [Gr. ? quoit shaped, ? a round plate, quoit + e i^dos form, shape: cf. F. disco[ i]de. See {Disk}.] Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discoid — [dis′koid΄] adj. [LL discoides < Gr diskoeidēs, disk shaped < diskos, a disk + eides, OID] 1. shaped like a disk 2. Bot. lacking ray flowers and having only tubular florets, as the inner part of a composite flower head: Also discoidal n.… … English World dictionary
discoid — 1. Resembling a disk. 2. In dentistry, an excavating or carving instrument having a circular blade with a cutting edge around the periphery. [disco + G. eidos, appearance] * * * dis·coid dis .kȯid adj 1) resembling a disk: being flat and… … Medical dictionary
discoid — adjective Etymology: Late Latin discoides quoit shaped, from Greek diskoeidēs, from diskos disk Date: 1794 1. relating to or having a disk: as a. situated in the floral disk < discoid florets > b. having only disk flowers < a discoid flower head… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Discoid lupus erythematosus — Classification and external resources Discoid lupus erythematosus lesion of the face. ICD 10 L … Wikipedia
Discoid meniscus — on coronal proton density weighted MRI Discoid meniscus is a rare human anatomic variant that usually affects the lateral meniscus of the knee[1]. Usually a person with this anomaly has no complaints, however, it may present as pain, swelling, or … Wikipedia
discoid meniscus — discoid lateral meniscus a semilunar lateral meniscus of the knee that has been transformed into a thickened, irregular discoid mass as a result of excess motion of the meniscus, which in turn results from congenital absence of attachment of the… … Medical dictionary
Discoid cockroach — B. discoidalis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Discoid flower — Discoid Dis coid, a. [Gr. ? quoit shaped, ? a round plate, quoit + e i^dos form, shape: cf. F. disco[ i]de. See {Disk}.] Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
