Discoid

Discoid may refer to:

• Disk (mathematics), the region in a plane enclosed by a circle

Medicine

• Furosemide, a medication sold under the trade name Discoid
• Discoid meniscus, a human anatomical variant
• Discoid lupus erythematosus, a chronic skin condition in humans
  • Canine discoid lupus erythematosus, the equivalent condition in dogs
• Nummular dermatitis, also known as discoid eczema

Biology

• Discoid head, a type of floret arrangement in Asteraceae flower heads
• Discoidal cleavage, a type of partial cleavage in embryos
• Discoidin domain, a protein domain of many blood coagulation factors
• Blaberus discoidalis, the discoid cockroach
• Dictyostelium discoideum, a slime mold

Other

• Discoidal stele, a funerary stele type found in Basque country

See also

• Disc (disambiguation)