† celloidadj.
Chiefly Physiology. Obsolete.
Resembling a cell; cell-like; (of a substance) occurring within a cell in the form of distinct vesicles.
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celliform1846
celloid1848
1848 London Med. Gaz. 7 1035 The tumor consisted almost entirely of the various celloid particles, not resembling true nuclei and nucleated cells, but vesicles with faintly granular or homogenous contents.
1861 Year-bk. Med. 1860 (New Sydenham Soc.) 136 Henle denies the existence of Virchow's connective tissue corpuscles, but admits that there are certain nuclear or celloid bodies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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