nephroid,a.|ˈnɛfrɔɪd| [f.Gr. νεϕρό-ς + -oid: cf.Gr. νεϕροειδής, νεϕρώδης.] Kidney-shaped. 1849in Craig.1882Ogilvie s.v., A nephroid fruit; a nephroid cancer. So † neˈphroideousa.Obs.rare—1. 1677Grew Anat. Seeds i. §5 Other [seeds] are Nephroideous, or as it were Hemispherick.