circumflex

circumflex

 [ser´kum-fleks]

curved like a bow.

cir·cum·flex

(ser'kŭm-fleks),

Describing an arc of a circle or that which winds around something; denotes several anatomic structures: arteries, veins, nerves, and muscles.

[circum- + L. flexus, to bend]

circumflex

/cir·cum·flex/ (serk´um-fleks) curved like a bow.

circumflex

(sûr′kəm-flĕks′)

n.

Any of several marks, especially (^), used over a vowel in certain languages or in phonetic keys to indicate quality of pronunciation.

adj.

1. Having this mark.

2. Curving around: a circumflex blood vessel.

circumflex

[sur′kəmfleks]

Etymology: L, circum, around, flexcere, to bend

winding around; pertaining to blood vessels or nerves that wind around other body structures, as in the circumflex coronary artery.

cir·cum·flex

(sĭr'kŭm-fleks)

Describing an arc of a circle or that which winds around something; denotes several anatomic structures: arteries, veins, nerves, and muscles.

[circum- + L. flexus, to bend]

circumflex

Bent into the form of an arc or circle.

circumflex

curved like a bow.