fusiformadjective
uk/ˈfjuː.zɪ.fɔːm/us/ˈfjuː.zɪˌfɔrm/specializedused to describe a body part that is wide in the middle and narrow at each end
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- hormonal
- lymph vessel
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- platysma
- vitreous humour
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Examples from literature
- A puncture with a sharp-edged, pointed knife leaves a fusiform or spindle-shaped wound.
- Antennae elongate, with a fusiform club much hooked at the extremity.
- Some were fusiform, others wedge-shaped, and others irregularly oblong.
- The finger becomes the seat of a swelling, which is more evident on the dorsal aspect, and, according to the distribution and extent of the disease, it is acorn-shaped, fusiform, or cylindrical.