circumvolute
Medical Dictionary
circumvolute cir·cum·vo·lute (sûr'kəm-vō'l&oomacr;t')
adj.
Twisted around; rolled about.
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| circumvolute | |
verb | |
| wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail |
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Circumvolute
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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