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fusiform

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fu⋅si⋅form

  [fyoo-zuh-fawrm]
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–adjective
spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.
Origin:
1740–50; < L fūs(us) spindle + -i- + -form
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fu·si·form   (fyōō'zə-fôrm')   
adj.  Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.

[Latin fūsus, spindle + -form.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fu·si·form
Pronunciation: 'fyü-z&-"form
Function: adjective
: tapering toward each end <fusiform bacteria>fusiform aneurysm>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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fusiform fu·si·form (fy&oomacr;'zə-fôrm')
adj.
Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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