restiform

/ ˈrɛstɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

C19: from New Latin restiformis , from Latin restis a rope + forma shape

The restiform columns derived from spinal fibres enter the cerebellum and terminate chiefly in its hemispheres.

Exophthalmia in animals born of parents in which an injury to the restiform body had produced that protrusion of the eyeball.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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