discoid /dis·coid/ (dis´koid)
discoid
discoid [dis´koid]
1. disk-shaped.
2. a dental instrument with a disklike or circular blade.
3. a disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth. 
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Discoid.
dis·coid (d s koid ) or dis·coi·dal (d-skoidl)adj. Shaped like or resembling a disk. |
discoid
[dis′koid]
Etymology: Gk, diskos, flat plate, eidos, form
having a flat, round shape.
discoid [dis´koid]
1. disk-shaped.
2. a disklike medicated tablet.
3. a disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth. See illustration.
Discoid. From Dorland's, 2000.
discoid (dis´koid),
n a carving instrument with a blade of circular form that has a cutting edge around the entire periphery.
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Disclosing solution.
discoid
1. disk-shaped.
2. a disk-like medicated tablet.
discoid lupus erythematosus
see lupus erythematosus.
discoid meniscus
an abnormality of the meniscus, usually lateral, in the stifle joint, reported in dogs. Instead of being semilunar in shape it is discoid; the frequency, clinical significance and cause are unclear.
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