-oid, -oidal, -oidism, -odic
(Greek: a suffix; like, resembling, similar to, form)
histoid, histic
1. Resembling the normal tissues; such as, histoid tumors.
2. Similar to or like one of the tissues of the body.
3. Possessing a weblike structure of normal connective tissue.
hominoid
1. Of human form; man-like (rather than ape-like).
2. An animal resembling a human being.
3. Of or belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes the apes and humans.
humanoid
1. Resembling a human being in appearance.
2. An android (male form) or gynoid (female form).
hyaloid
hydrocephaloid
Resembling hydrocephalus because of an apparently enlarged cranium which is seen in some cases of starvation, but without any abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid.
hydrocolloid
An elastic water-based impression material.
hydroid
1. Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the Hydroidea.
2. That form of hydrozoan that is asexual and grows into branching colonies by budding.
hyoid
hyothyroid
hypnoid
Resembling a state of hypnosis or sleep.
hypnoidal
A reference to a condition between sleep and waking; resembling sleep.
hypnotoid
Like or resembling the hypnotic state.
hysteroid, hysteroidal
Resembling, or simulating, hysteria or the loss of control over the emotions,
ichthyoid, ichthyoidal
1. Similar to a fish, especially in structure or appearance.
2. A vertebrate such as a lamprey or hagfish that is similar to a fish.
icosanoid
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