: a spurious or mucous urinary cast that resembles a hyaline cast but has one tapered, stringy, twisted end

cylindroid

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adjective

: shaped somewhat like a cylinder
the esophagus is more or less cylindroid J. T. Lucker

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“Cylindroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cylindroid. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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