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(dĭs'koid') pronunciation also dis·coi·dal (dĭ-skoid'l)
adj.
  1. Having a flat, circular form; disk-shaped.
  2. Related to or having a disk.
  3. Botany. Having disk flowers only. Used of a composite flower head.
discoid dis'coid' n.

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Dental Dictionary: discoid
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(dis′koid)
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A carving instrument with a blade of circular form that has a cutting edge around the entire periphery.

Discoid blade carving amalgam. (Roberson/Heymann/Swift, 2002)

Discoid blade carving amalgam. (Roberson/Heymann/Swift, 2002)

Medical Dictionary: dis·coid
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(dĭs'koid') or dis·coi·dal (dĭ-skoid'l)
adj.

Shaped like or resembling a disk.

Veterinary Dictionary: discoid
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1. disk-shaped.
2. a disk-like medicated tablet.

  • d. lupus erythematosus — see lupus erythematosus.
  • d. meniscus — an abnormality of the meniscus, usually lateral, in the stifle joint, reported in dogs. Instead of being semilunar in shape it is discoid; the frequency, clinical significance and cause are unclear.
WordNet: discoid
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having a flat circular shape
  Synonyms: discoidal, disklike

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more