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fusiform

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fusiform /fu·si·form/ (-form) shaped like a spindle; tapered at each end.
fu·si·form (fyz-fôrm)
adj.
Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.
fusiform
[fyo̅o̅′sifôrm]
Etymology: L, fusus, spindle, forma, form
a structure that is tapered at both ends.
fusiform
spindle-shaped.
fusiform
adjective Elongated, spindled, string-like


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