erythroid etymology

English word erythroid comes from English -oid, English erythro-

Detailed word origin of erythroid

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-oid English (eng) Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.
erythro- English (eng) Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or showing a relationship to red blood cells.
erythroid English (eng) Having a red colour; reddish. Of or pertaining to the erythrocytes, especially to their development.

Words with the same origin as erythroid

Descendants of -oid
alkaloid asteroid cannabinoid colloidal cycloid designoid factoid fibroid humanoid insectoid keloid mechanoid mong mongoloid monoid negro opioid paranoid planetoid roid schizoid solenoid sphenoid steroid trapezoid
Descendants of erythro-
azaerythromycin erythrapheresis erythrismal erythroagglutinin erythroblast erythroblastopenia erythroblastosis erythrodegenerative erythrofuranose erythrogenic erythrogranulose erythroid aplasia erythroleukemia erythrolytic erythromycin erythromyeloid erythrophagocytosis erythropheresis erythrophobia erythrophyll erythropsia erythruria oxoerythromycin proerythroblast