Fusiform Definition

fyo͝ozə-fôrm
adjective
Rounded, broadest in the middle, and tapering toward each end; spindle-shaped.
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Origin of Fusiform

  • From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin fūsus spindle –form

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fusiform Sentence Examples

  • They are spherical, oval, fusiform, or rod-like, and are always found in the cytoplasm, never in the cell-sap. They appear to be permanent organs of the cell, and are transmitted from one cell to another by division.

  • Shell fusiform, with elongated spire; margin of shell and mantle notched.

  • Foot narrow; dorsal papillae linear or fusiform, in several - series.

  • If the roots are examined numerous fusiform swellings are found upon the smaller rootlets.

  • Comparing faces against the baseline (scrambled faces) showed bilateral activation of the fusiform gyrus.

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Words Starting With

FFUFUS

Words Ending With

MRMORM

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Words Starting With F and Ending With M

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With F8 Letter Words Ending With M