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fusiform /fu·si·form/ (-form) shaped like a spindle; tapered at each end.
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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Spindling or fusiform cells resembling Schwann cells create a fascicular pattern. canimorsus in patients with bacterial sepsis and a recent history of a dog bite or animal exposure and with the laboratory observation of fastidious, oxidase- and catalase-positive, gram-negative rods with fusiform shape. Activity rises in this brain structure, called the left fusiform gyrus, as children become better readers, according to a group led by Sally Shaywitz and Bennett Shaywitz, both of Yale University School of Medicine. |
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