Myxoid
/ˈmɪk.sɔɪd/noun
Resembling mucus or a mucous substance.
Did you know?Myxoid is built from Greek *myxa* (“mucus, slime”) plus *-oid* (“resembling”), so even modern pathology carries an ancient vocabulary of ooze and form.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
myxa
“mucus, slime, sticky fluid”
Ancient Greek
Greek
myx- / myxo-
“combining form meaning mucus or slime”
Late Greek / Scientific Latin
Latin
myxoides
“slime-like, mucous-like”
19th Century
English
myxoid
“resembling mucus; mucous-like”
Modern English
English
myxoid
“having a gelatinous or mucoid appearance, especially in medical descriptions”