Resembling epithelium or epithelial cells; having characteristics similar to epithelial tissue.
From epithelium + -oid (Greek suffix meaning 'resembling' or 'like'). Used in pathology to describe cells that look epithelial-like.
Pathologists say a tumor cell is 'epitheloid' if it looks like normal skin or lining cells, which helps them figure out where the cancer came from in the body!
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