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punctiform, a. Nat. Hist. and Path.|ˈpʌŋktɪfɔːm|
[ad. L. type *punctiformis, f. punct-um point: see -form.]
1. Having the form of a point, puncture, or dot.
1822Good Study Med. I. 301 The female [thread-worm] has a small punctiform aperture a little below the head. 1856W. L. Lindsay Pop. Hist. Brit. Lichens 143 A small, black, punctiform Fungus.
2. Formed of, or presenting the appearance of, a number of points or dots; punctate: esp. in pathology, of eruptions, etc.
1839–47Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 601/2 These animals appear as a punctiform homogeneous mass. 1861H. Hagen Syn. Neuropt. N. Amer. 11 A band upon the middle and punctiform lines at the eyes. 1886Fagge & Pye-Smith Princ. Med. I. 208 Instead of being punctiform [the rash of Scarlatina] may in rare cases consist of large, irregular, slightly raised maculæ. |