What is "epithelioid"

Epithelioid \Ep`i*the"li*oid\, a. [Epithelium + -oid.] (Anat.) Like epithelium; as, epithelioid cells. [1913 Webster] ||

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling epithelium

Epithelioid may refer to:

• Epithelioid cell, a cell that resembles epithelial cells
• Epithelioid sarcoma, a soft tissue tumour
• Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, a vascular tumour occurring in the lining of blood vessels
• Epithelioid blue nevus, a melanocytic nevus
• Epithelioid sarcoma-like hemangioendothelioma, a group of vascular neoplasms
• Epithelioid and spindle-cell nevus, a benign melanocytic lesion affecting the epidermis and dermis
• Epithelioid hemangioma
• Epithelioid cell histiocytoma, a skin condition similar to dermatofibroma