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crescentiform

crescentiform adjective: having a crescent shape.

Adjective

crescentiform (comparative more crescentiform, superlative most crescentiform)

  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 of crescentiform

comparativemore crescentiform
superlativemost crescentiform

Origin of crescentiform

From crescent + -iform.

Questions about crescentiform

What does crescentiform mean?
Crescentiform means having a crescent shape.
What part of speech is crescentiform?
Crescentiform is an adjective.

Words near crescentiform in the dictionary

  1. crescentchests
  2. crescented
  3. crescentiaceous
  4. crescential
  5. crescentic
  6. crescentiform
  7. crescentin
  8. crescenting
  9. crescentins
  10. crescentlike
  11. crescentoid

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