Mid 19th century; earliest use found in British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review. From German histioid from ancient Greek ἱστίον cloth, sail + German -oid.
Definition of histioid in US English:
histioid
adjectiveˈhɪstɪɔɪd
= histoid.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review. From German histioid from ancient Greek ἱστίον cloth, sail + German -oid.