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crescentiform

adj

Etymology

From crescent + -iform.

  1. derived from *ḱer-✻
  2. derived from crēscēns
  3. derived from creissant
  4. derived from cressaunt
  5. inherited from cressaunt
  6. suffixed as crescentiform — “crescent + iform”

Definitions

  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).

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