myxoid
- adjective
- /ˈmɪk.sɔɪd/
- Specialized
:
mixoide
- The pathologist described the lesion as having a myxoid appearance due to its gelatinous consistency.
- myxoid stroma
- myxoid change
- myxoid tissue (H&E)
Examples
-
The permanent section revealed a tumor arranged in lobules in myxoid tissue, separated by fibrous bands.
Academic text (2005) -
Areas of low cellularity with myxoid stroma were common and blended inconspicuously with denser cellular areas.
Academic text (1996) -
A myxolipoma is a variant of a lipoma in which myxoid change has taken place.
Academic text (2005) -
The skeletal muscle origin of the myxoid type is readily apparent.
Academic text (2004) -
There was a prominent myxoid change of the intervening stroma.
Academic text (2006) -
Histologically, recurrence is most associated with the myxoid stromal pattern.
Academic text (2010) -
Fetal rhabdomyoma can be further subdivided into myxoid and cellular types.
Academic text (2005) -
Secondary features of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors include myxoid change, hyalinization, and geographic necrosis.
Academic text (2006) -
Histologic examination reveals spindle cells with slender, wavy nuclei in a loose myxoid stroma.
Academic text (2004) -
At the interface between fibrotic and normal lung tissue are aggregates of proliferating fibroblasts and foci within a myxoid-appearing matrix.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
8
6.8
Having a wet, sticky layer that lines parts of the body
Like the thick sticky fluid the body makes
Feels thick, sticky, and slippery like the mucus the body makes
Containing a thick, slippery material like mucus
How Gelatinous
Surface Forms
Morphology
myxoid = myx (opaque) = myx + oid
The combining form 'myx-' is specialized medical terminology and is unlikely to be known by average learners, so the meaning is not transparently derivable.
Etymology
The word myxoid comes from the Greek root myx- meaning 'mucus' or 'slime' and the ending -oid meaning 'like'. So myxoid means 'mucus-like' or jelly-like, which is why doctors use it for tissue that looks soft and slimy under the microscope.