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cordiform, a.|ˈkɔːdɪfɔːm|
[f. L. cor, cordi- heart + -form. Cf. F. cordiforme.]
Heart-shaped.
cordiform foramen; the obturator foramen of reptiles. cordiform tendon; the central tendon of the diaphragm.
1828Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 286 Thorax slightly convex; scutellum generally cordiform. 1851Richardson Geol. 292 The..marine turtles have the carapace cordiform and depressed like an elliptical arch. 1887Bookworm Dec, 34 The famous cordiform map of Apian. [This map (1530). the earliest known on the single heart-shaped projection. Brit. Mus. Cat.] |