ORGANOID
\ɔːɡˌanə͡ʊˈa͡ɪd], \ɔːɡˌanəʊˈaɪd], \ɔː_ɡ_ˌa_n_əʊ_ˈaɪ_d]\
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An organization of cells into an organ-like structure. Organoids can be generated in culture. They are also found in certain neoplasms.
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1. Resembling in superficial appearance or in structure any of the organs or glands of the body. 2. Composed of glandular or organic elements, and not of a single tissue, noting certain tumors, such as adenoma, having a stroma enclosing one or more dissimilar tissues giving it a structure resembling that of a secreting organ; see histoid (2).
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop