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spongeoid, a. rare—1. [f. sponge n.1 + -oid.] = spongoid a. 2.1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 61 The fructiform figures which the spongeoid fossils so frequently possess.
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spongioid
ˈspongioid, a. [f. L. spongi-a sponge. Cf. spongeoid a., spongoid a.] Like that of a sponge.1884 Proc. Zool. Soc. 178 The curious translucent gelatinous substance known as spongioid tissue so eminently characteristic of rickets.
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spongoid
spongoid, a. (ˈspɒŋgɔɪd) Also spungoid. [f. Gr. σπόγγ-ος sponge n.1 + -oid. Cf. Gr. σπογγοειδής, σπογγώδης, and spongeoid a.] 1. spongoid inflammation, a kind of soft cancer or morbid growth. (Cf. fungus n. 2.)1808 Med. Jrnl. XIX. 431 A disease totally different from that affection named by them Fun...
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