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- fusi|fọrm, in fachspr. Fügungen: fusi|fọrmis, ...me [zu lat. fusus = Spindel u. lat. forma =Gestalt, Form]:spindelförmig; z. B. in der Fügung ↑Musculus fusiformis
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Fusiform — means having a spindle like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends.* Aneurysms can be classified as saccular or fusiform * In botany, a fusiform cell or other plant structure is spindle like and tapers at both ends * A body… … Wikipedia
fusiform — FUSIFÓRM, Ă, fusiformi, e, adj. Care are formă de fus1 (I 1). [var.: fuzifórm, ă adj.] – Din fr. fusiforme. Trimis de ana zecheru, 14.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 fusifórm adj. m., pl. fusifórmi; … Dicționar Român
Fusiform — Fu si*form, a. [L. fusus spindle + form: cf. F. fusiforme.] Shaped like a spindle; shaped like a cylinder that tapers at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell. Syn: cigar shaped. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fusiform — spindle shaped, 1746, from L. fusus “spindle” (see FUSE (Cf. fuse) (n.)) + FORM (Cf. form) … Etymology dictionary
fusiform — [fyo͞o′zi fôrm΄, fyo͞o′sifôm΄] adj. [< L fusus, a spindle + FORM] rounded, broadest in the middle, and tapering toward each end; spindle shaped … English World dictionary
Fusiform — Formed like a spindle, wider in the middle and tapering toward the ends. An aneurysm may be fusiform. The word “fusiform” comes from the Latin “fusus” meaning “spindle.” * * * Spindle shaped; tapering at both ends. [L. fusus, a spindle, + forma,… … Medical dictionary
fusiform — adjective Etymology: Latin fusus spindle Date: 1746 tapering toward each end < fusiform bacteria > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fusiform and dolichoectatic aneurysms — Fusiform dolichoectatic aneurysms are another type of brain aneurysm. Fusiform dolichoectatic aneurysms lack distinct neck. They represent a widening of a segment of an artery around the entire vessel rather than just arising from a side of an… … Wikipedia
Fusiform gyrus — Brain: Fusiform gyrus Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Fusiform gyrus visible near bottom) … Wikipedia
Fusiform face area — The Fusiform face area (FFA) is a part of the human visual system which seems to specialize in facial recognition, although there is also good evidence that it also processes categorical information about other objects. AnatomyThe FFA is located… … Wikipedia
Fusiform elimia — Taxobox name = Fusiform elimia status = EX | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Mesogastropoda familia = Pleuroceridae genus = Elimia species = E. fusiformis binomial = Elimia fusiformis… … Wikipedia
