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fil⋅i⋅form

  [fil-uh-fawrm, fahy-luh-]
–adjective
threadlike; filamentous.
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Origin:
1750–60; < L fīl(um) a thread + -i- + -form
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fil·i·form   (fĭl'ə-fôrm', fī'lə-)   
adj.  Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament.

[Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots + -form.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1fi·li·form
Pronunciation: 'fil-&-"form, 'fI-l&-
Function: adjective
: shaped like a filament

Main Entry: 2filiform
Function: noun
: an extremely slender bougie
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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filiform fil·i·form (fĭl'ə-fôrm', fī'lə-)
adj.
Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament.

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