Resembling or having some of the characteristics of epithelium. [epithelium + G. eidos, resemblance]
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ep·i·the·li·oid .ep-ə-'thē-lē-.ȯid adj resembling epithelium
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ep·i·the·li·oid (ep″ĭ-theґle-oid) resembling epithelium.Medical dictionary. 2011.