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crescentiform en · ADJ

Etymology

From crescent + -iform.

Meanings

  1. Having a crescent shape.
    • The inferior intercavernous sinus (IIS), which was located at the anterior-inferior edge of the junction of the anterior and posterior pituitary gland, was mostly presented as a crescentiform or oval shape (Fig 2). 2015 December 11, “Vascular Complications of Intercavernous Sinuses during Transsphenoidal Surgery: An Anatomical Analysis Based on Autopsy and Magnetic Resonance Venography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

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most crescentiform Degree=Sup lexicographic
more crescentiform Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

mul crescentiformis (shaped like a crescent)