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Meaning of "placoid" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLACOID

From Greek plac-, plax flat.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PLACOID

ˈplækɔɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLACOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Placoid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PLACOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fish scale

The skin of most bony and cartilaginous fishes is covered by scales. Scales vary enormously in size, shape, structure, and extent, ranging from rigid armour plates in fishes such as shrimpfishes and boxfishes, to microscopic or absent in fishes such as eels and anglerfishes. The morphology of a scale can be used to identify the species of fish it came from. The principal types of scales are the cycloid scales of salmon and carp, the ctenoid scales of perch, the placoid scales of sharks and rays, the ganoid scales of sturgeons and gars. Fish scales are produced from the mesoderm layer of the dermis, which distinguishes them from reptile scales. The same genes involved in tooth and hair development in mammals are also involved in scale development.

Definition of placoid in the English dictionary

The definition of placoid in the dictionary is platelike or flattened. Other definition of placoid is toothlike; composed of dentine with an enamel tip and basal pulp cavity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLACOID

Betws-y-Coed · coracoid · corticoid · cricoid · cysticercoid · discoid · glucocorticoid · helicoid · helicoidal · lumbricoid · macropinacoid · mineralocorticoid · mucoid · oniscoid · phacoid · sarcoid · scincoid · thylakoid · trichoid · trochoid

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLACOID

placentiform · placentology · placer · placet · placid · placidity · placidly · placidness · placing · placings · placit · placita · placitory · placitum · plack · placket · plackless · placoderm · plafond · plagal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLACOID

anthracoid · autacoid · autocoid · calycoid · clinopinacoid · coccoid · ericoid · fucoid · gonococcoid · gynaecoid · gynecoid · helcoid · hyracoid · muscoid · percoid · pinacoid · plerocercoid · scolecoid · varicoid · viscoid

Synonyms and antonyms of placoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «placoid» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PLACOID

Find out the translation of placoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of placoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «placoid» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

placoid
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

placoide
570 millions of speakers
en

English

placoid
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पटृटाभ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لوحي الشكل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

плакоидные
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

placóide
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

placoid
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

placoïdes
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Placoid
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

placoid
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

板状の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

placoid
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Placoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

placoid
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

placoid
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्लॅकॉइड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

plakoid
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

placoid
65 millions of speakers
pl

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placoid
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

плакоидной
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

placoid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

placoid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

placoid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

placoid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

placoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of placoid

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLACOID»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of placoid
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about placoid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLACOID»

Discover the use of placoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to placoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Laboratory Fish
Gary Kent Ostrander. m C\ C 2 30 m S 3O o to O UJ i o I to Figure 5.6 Placoid scales (dermal. Figure 5.5 Skin layers of a short-fin eel, Anguilla australis. The layers include a thick epidermis (ep) and a dermis consisting of an upper layer of  ...
Gary Kent Ostrander, 2000
2
Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitis
Holt WS, Regan CD, Trempe C. Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. Am JOphthalmol. l976;81(4):403-12. Savino PJ, Weinberg RJ, Yassin JG, et a1. Diverse manifestations ofacute posterior multifocal placoid pigment ...
C. Stephen Foster, Albert T. Vitale, 2013
3
Uncommon Causes of Stroke
Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy in a patient with systemic- onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: treatment with cyclosporin A and prednisone. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 38, 446-7. Bullock, J.D. & Fletcher, R.L. ( 1977).
Julien Bogousslavsky, Louis R. Caplan, 2001
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Retina
Fishman GA, Rabb MF, Kaplan I. Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. Arch Ophthalmol 1974;92(2):173-7. Lewis RA. Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. A recurrence. Arch Ophthalmol 1975 ...
Stephen J. Ryan, Andrew P. Schachat, Charles P. Wilkinson, 2012
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Clinical Pathways In Vitreoretinal Disease
Ryan SJ, Maumenee AE. Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1972;74:1066-1074. 3. Annesley WH, Tomer TL, Shields JA. Multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1973 ;76:511-518.
Scott M. Steidl, Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, 2011
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Prevention and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. Arch Ophthalmol 1968: 80:177-185. 86. Deutman AF, Oosterhuis JA, Boen-Tan TN, Aan de Kerk AL. Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. Br J Ophthalmol ...
Scott Eric Kasner, Philip B. Gorelick, 2004
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Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives, Second Edition
... ganoid; placoid; zonal growth; fused placoid; absent; bony acanthodian units ( 68); head dermal skeleton; generalized; acanthodian; placoderm; osteichthyan; placoid/chondrichthyan (69); chondrichthyan head dermal skeleton; NA; placoid;  ...
Jeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, Michael R. Heithaus, 2012
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Ichthyology Handbook
The spinous placoid scales of living chondrichthyans are isolated odontodes with a cap of enameloid covering dentine, a pulp cavity, and a bony base. The odontodes may to a varying degree undergo modifications in external morphology ...
B.G. Kapoor, Bhavna Khanna, 2004
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Modern Text Book of Zoology: Vertebrates
enamel like 'itro-dentine DERMIS placoid scale dentine canaliculi pulp cavity stratum germinativum basement membrane bony basal plate cement Sharpey's fibres Fig. 5. Scoliodon. V.S. of skin showing development of a placoid papilla.
R. L. Kotpal, 2010
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The Retinal Atlas
Thomson SP, Roxburgh ST (2003) Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy associated with adenovirus infection. Eye 17: 542–544. Uthman I, Najjar DM, Kanj SS, et al. (2003) Anticardiolipin antibodies in acute multifocal ...
Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLACOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term placoid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bodies Electric
... plays every role in a small orchestra—seems out of place in this sharply contemporary auditorium, with its placoid ceiling and steel gray walls ... «Harvard Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Did you know? Tracking sharks
Skin: Shark skin is made of a matrix of tiny, hard, tooth-like structures called denticles or placoid scales. They are shaped like curved, grooved ... «The News Journal, May 15»
3
This Creepy Shark Inspired One Of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate's …
“This was inspired by dermal denticles, or placoid scales, very hard and sharp scales present in actual sharks. In real life, these tiny scales ... «Siliconera, Aug 14»
4
Sharks Have Tough Skin Worthy of Biomimicry
The outer layer of a shark's skin is composed of dermal denticles, also referred to as placoid scales, which are geometrically arranged, toothlike ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, Aug 14»
5
Shark Week 2014 Facts & Photos
Shark skin feels exactly like sandpaper because it is made up of tiny teeth-like structures called placoid scales, also known as dermal denticles. «WPVI-TV, Aug 14»
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Philippe Mexes Missed AC Milan's Win Over Celtic With Injury …
However, Tuttosport are reporting today that Mexes is suffering from 'Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy' which, ... «Who Ate All The Pies, Nov 13»
7
Can sharks, algae help win the war against superbugs?
These denticles maintain a smooth flow of water by creating micro-vortices at each placoid scale. The micro-votices are a turbulence ... «GreenBiz.com, May 13»
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Overcoming hepatitis C: North Muskegon couple forges ahead with …
In 2000, his vision clouded with acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. In 2006, they found out he had liver failure. His illness changed ... «Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com, Dec 12»
9
Shark skin boosts swim speed and cuts drag
Shark skin is coated in sharp scales, similar to teeth, called dermal denticles (or (placoid scales) that affect the flow of water to reduce drag and ... «The Earth Times, Feb 12»
10
How much shagreen is too much?
The most important step involves grinding down the rough placoid scales - small calcified papillae or buds - to achieve a smooth yet pebbly ... «Globe and Mail, Apr 11»
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