discoid in English

adjective

1

shaped like a disc.

Heads on discoid plants have an extra whorl of disc florets instead of ray florets.

noun

1

a thing that is shaped like a disc, particularly a type of ancient stone tool.

Eighty-nine were flaked-stone tools; the ninetieth was a carefully shaped discoid , perhaps a mano or grinding stone.

adjective

disklike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped

Use "discoid" in a sentence

1. There are relatively few confirmed herbarium records of Bidens discoidea (discoid Beggarticks) from Minnesota

2. Synonyms for Annulate include annular, circular, ring-shaped, Annulated, discoid, disk-shaped, globular, ringed, round and rounded

3. Architectonicids are popularly known as “sundials” (sometimes they are also called “staircase shells”) due to the discoid outline of their shells.

4. In the case of the Brittany Spaniel, these potential health issues include hip dysplasia, epilepsy, and canine discoid lupus erythematosus, which is a …

5. Linear Atelectasis (plural: atelectases), and also known as discoid or plate Atelectasis refers to a focal area of subsegmental Atelectasis that has a linear shape

6. Discoid Atelectasis: It is a partial collapse of the lungs in which the collapsed part doesn’t properly re-inflate and, as a result, is devoid of airflow

7. In discoid fungi the Ascus may be operculate, opening with a lid or similar discharge mechanism, and relatively thin-walled, or it may be inoperculate and thick-walled.

8. Aciliate predominantly spherical or flattened amoebae from which elongated actin-based filopodia extend; with flat discoid mitochondrial cristae; uninucleate or polynucleate (with few nuclei); free-living phagotrophs that feed on bacteria, cyanobacteria and algae

9. Diagnosis: Aciliate predominantly spherical or flattened amoebae from which elongated actin-based filopodia extend; with flat discoid mitochondrial cristae; uninucleate or polynucleate (with few nuclei); free-living phagotrophs that feed on bacteria, cyanobacteria and algae

10. The inflammatory skin conditions may include acne vulgaris, allergic dermatitis, alopecia areata, androgenetic alopecia, atopic dermatitis, dandruff, dermatitis herpetiformis, discoid lupus erythematosus, pemphigus, primary cicatricial alopecia, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, and ultraviolet and thermal burns.

11. Chloroplasts are organelles specialized for fulfilling the photosynthetic function and represent microst-ructures with the length of 5–10 µm and a diameter of 2–3 µm, with spherical, oval, discoid or ellipsoid shape