spongioid

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• spongioid — SYN: spongy. [spongio + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * spon·gi·oid (spunґje oid) spongiform …   Medical dictionary

• spongy — Of spongelike texture or appearance. SYN: spongiform, spongioid. * * * spongy spən jē adj, spong·i·er; est resembling a sponge esp full of cavities: CANCELLOUS <spongy bone> spong·i·ness …   Medical dictionary