Etymology:tro.chis.ci.o.i’des.Gr. masc. n.trochiskos, a little ball; L. adj. suff.-oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff.-eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n.eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. fem. adj.trochiscioides, resembling a litte ball