Fusiform definitions

Fusiform

1) Cigar-shaped 2) Pointed 3) Spindle-shaped 4) Tapering at each end 5) Tapering towards both ends
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Fusiform

1) Pointed
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fusiform

3-dimensional, narrowing gradually from the middle towards each end; spindle-shaped.
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fusiform

a 3-dimensional shape; spindle shaped, i.e. is circular in cross-section and tapering at both ends
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Fusiform

• (a.) Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.
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fusiform

Spindle shaped; widest in the middle and tapered to each end.
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Fusiform

spindle-shaped, thickest in the middle and drawn out at both ends
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fusiform

Spindle-shaped, i.e. Narrower at both ends than at the centre. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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fusiform

(fu´zĭ-form) shaped like a spindle; long and thin with tapering ends.
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Fusiform

Spindle-shaped, tapering toward ends.
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Fusiform

spindle-shaped, thickest in the middle and drawn out at both ends
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Fusiform

Oblong and tapered at both ends. Return to Top G
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Fusiform

Spindle-shaped; that is, swollen at the middle and narrowing gradually toward each end.
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Fu'si·form adjective [ Latin fusus spindle + -form : confer French fusiforme .] Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.
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Fusiform

Spindle-shaped; narrowed both ways from a swollen middle, as dahlia roots.
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Fusiform

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.'
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Fusiform

spindle shaped
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fusiform

Describes an egg that is slightly longer than subelliptical; also called biconical or long subelliptical.
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