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Definition of Retinoid

1. a. Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being such.

Definition of Retinoid

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the retina ¹

2. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a class of compounds related to vitamin A ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Retinoid

1. a compound analogous to vitamin A [n -S]

Medical Definition of Retinoid

1. Derivatives of vitamin A. Used clinically in the treatment of severe cystic acne, psoriasis, and other disorders of keratinization. Their possible use in the prophylaxis and treatment of cancer is being actively explored. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retinoid

Literary usage of Retinoid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"When explants were treated with testosterone for 8 days followed by simultaneous treatment with testosterone and a retinoid at ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1855)
"The instrument has revealed injections of the vessels of the retina and sub-retinoid ecchymoses. In one patient there was a true sanguineous effusion under ..."

3. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"The insecticide methoprene has recently been shown to function in vitro as a retinoid mimic with a homodimer of the retinoid X receptor (). ..."

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