discoid (redirected from discoids)

discoid /dis·coid/ (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.

Discoid.

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dis·coid (dskoid) or dis·coi·dal (d-skoidl)

adj.

Shaped like or resembling a disk.

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discoid (dis´koid),

n a carving instrument with a blade of circular form that has a cutting edge around the entire periphery.

Disclosing solution.

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discoid

1. disk-shaped.

2. a disk-like medicated tablet.

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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.