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fal⋅cate

  [fal-keyt]
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–adjective
curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.
Also, fal⋅cat⋅ed.

Origin:
1820–30; < L falcātus sickle-shaped, equiv. to falc- (s. of falx) sickle + -ātus -ate 1
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fal·cate   (fāl'kāt')   
adj.  Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.

[Latin falcātus, from falx, falc-, sickle.]
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Main Entry: fal·cate
Pronunciation: 'fal-"kAt, 'fol-
Variant: also fal·cat·ed /-"kAt-&d/
Function: adjective
: hooked or curved like a sickle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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falcate fal·cate (fāl'kāt')
adj.
Falciform.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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