Definition of Fusiform. Meaning of Fusiform. Synonyms of Fusiform

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Definition of Fusiform

Fusiform
Fusiform Fu"si*form, a. [L. fusus spindle + -form: cf. F. fusiforme.] Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.

Meaning of Fusiform from wikipedia

- Look up fusiform or fusiformis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fusiform (from Latin fusus ‘spindle’) means having a spindle-like shape that is wide...
- fusiform gyrus, also known as the lateral occipitotemporal gyrus, is part of the temporal lobe and occipital lobe in Brodmann area 37. The fusiform gyrus...
- The fusiform face area (FFA, meaning spindle-shaped face area) is a part of the human visual system (while also activated in people blind from birth) that...
- small, large, giant, and super-giant, and by shape into saccular (berry), fusiform, and microaneurysms. Saccular aneurysms are the most common type and can...
- their macroscopic shapes and sizes and are described as either saccular or fusiform. The shape of an aneurysm is not specific for a specific disease.: 357 ...
- tension plays a major role in pulling the ejecta into spheres. Spindle, fusiform, or almond/rotational bombs are formed by the same processes as spherical...
- phloem apart. The vascular cambium usually consists of two types of cells: Fusiform initials (tall, axially oriented) Ray initials (smaller and round to angular...
- The mid-fusiform sulcus is a shallow sulcus that divides the fusiform gyrus into lateral and medial partitions. Functionally, the MFS divides both large-scale...
- The Fusiform body area (FBA) is a part of the extrastriate visual cortex, an object representation system involved in the visual processing of human bodies...
- Ancient Gr****: ψόᾱ, romanized: psóā, lit. 'muscles of the loins') is a long fusiform muscle located in the lateral lumbar region between the vertebral column...