fibrinoid

noun

fi·​bri·​noid ˈfi-brə-ˌnȯid  ˈfī- 

often attributive

: a homogeneous acidophilic refractile material that somewhat resembles fibrin and is formed in the walls of blood vessels and in connective tissue in some pathological conditions and normally in the placenta

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fibrinoid

• adenoid
• alkaloid
• amoeboid
• amyloid
• aneroid
• anthropoid
• arachnoid
• asteroid
• benzenoid
• carcinoid
• celluloid
• coronoid

Medical Definition

fibrinoid

noun

fi·​bri·​noid ˈfib-rə-ˌnȯid  ˈfīb- 

often attributive

: a homogeneous acidophilic refractile material that somewhat resembles fibrin and is formed in the walls of blood vessels and in connective tissue in some pathological conditions and normally in the placenta