amianthoid


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am·i·an·thoid

(am-i-an'thoyd),
Having a crystalline appearance like that of asbestos.
Synonym(s): asbestoid
[G. amianthus, asbestos]
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Collagen composition and ultrastructure of the so-called amianthoid fibers in palisaded myofibroblastoma.
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