-ioid

Meanings

suffix

Used to form an adjective meaning "resembling" from nouns ending in -ium or -ia.
hernia + -ioid → hernioid (“resembling a hernia”)
2 more examples
epithelium + -ioid → epithelioid (“resembling the epithelium”)
hemophilia + -ioid → hemophilioid (“resembling hemophilia”)

By surface analysis, -i(um) + -o- + -id and -i(a) + -o- + -id

Cite this entry

APA

-ioid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ioid

MLA

“-ioid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ioid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ioid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ioid.

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