discoid

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Recent Examples of discoid Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains. Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024 Opah are discoid fish, meaning they are shaped like large discs. oregonlive, 15 July 2021 It can also be used to treat discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 22 May 2020 When 23-year-old Jokiva Bellard was diagnosed with discoid lupus five years ago, she was devastated. Hayley MacMillen, Allure, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoid
Adjective
  • One thing that particularly drew his interest was the idea of discoidal aircraft – what are more popularly known as flying saucers.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Kappahl offers secondhand clothing, across all categories, online in Sweden through circular software partner reCRQL, with further expansion plans on the horizon.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As per the press release, these included small, circular protrusions or bumps, elliptical protrusions with a fingerprint-like pattern, and a third set of large, round marks.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An annular solar eclipse will occur Feb. 17, 2026, NASA said.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Southern Oregon is smack in the middle of the upcoming annular solar eclipse on October 14.
    Julia Duin, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • The researchers used perfectly spherical silica particles just 200 nanometers wide, essentially superfine sand, to achieve the effect.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Bazaar Meat then became known for colossal steaks and suckling pigs while also showcasing whimsical dishes like spherical olives and beefsteak tomato tartare that are obviously nods to the time Andrés spent cooking at Ferran Adria’s groundbreaking El Bulli.
    Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The globular segments of the abstract piece, Complexing, could be a kind of smudging, a devolving, of the pregnant and engorged curvilinear silhouette of an earlier figurative sculpture, Monument.
    Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • As a wave of radioactive green slime envelops him, his body begins to transform—limbs mutating, rows of bloody fangs emerging—his globular, wormlike form, slithering menacingly across the screen.
    Laura Holliday, Wired News, 2 May 2025

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“Discoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoid. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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