Resembling or relating to an epulis (a benign tumor); having characteristics of a non-malignant growth.
From 'epulis' plus the suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling'. Medical terminology from Latin roots.
In medical language, '-oid' lets doctors say 'it looks like something bad but might not be'—epuloid tumors let physicians communicate uncertainty while they investigate further.
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