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falciform

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fal⋅ci⋅form

  [fal-suh-fawrm]
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–adjective
sickle-shaped; falcate.
Origin:
1760–70; < L falci- (s. of falx) sickle + -form
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fal·ci·form   (fāl'sə-fôrm')   
adj.  Curved or sickle-shaped; falcate.

[Latin falx, falc-, sickle + -form.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fal·ci·form
Pronunciation: 'fal-s&-"form, 'fol-
Function: adjective
: having the shape of a scythe or sickle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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falciform fal·ci·form (fāl'sə-fôrm')
adj.
Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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