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Meaning Of Colloid
a.
Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike
appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
n.
A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a
gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself
through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than
crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid.
n.
A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and
colloid cancer.