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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."
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 ...
fusiform /fu·si·form/ (-form) shaped like a spindle; tapered at each end. fu·si·form (fy z-fôrm) adj. Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped. fusiform
fu·si·form (fy z-fôrm) adj. Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped. [Latin f sus, spindle + -form.] fusiform [ˈfjuËzɪˌfÉ”Ëm] adj. elongated and tapering at both ...
Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end. ... Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Definition of FUSIFORM: tapering toward each end < fusiform bacteria> Origin of FUSIFORM. Latin fusus spindle. First Known Use: 1746. Rhymes with FUSIFORM