epidermoid
adjective, noun
epidermoid is spelled E-P-I-D-E-R-M-O-I-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, epidermoid means “Similar to epidermal tissue but not histologically identical, or not yet confirmed to be so” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in epidermoid?
| Letters | 10: E-P-I-D-E-R-M-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is epidermoid?
Epidermoid appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of epidermoid
- epidermoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epidermoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Similar to epidermal tissue but not histologically identical, or not yet confirmed to be so.
noun
- 1
An epidermoid cyst
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does epidermoid come from?
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: epidermo- + -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).