Etymology

restiform

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Today it means: Formed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata. Full definition →

Latin restifōrmis
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  1. Latin · derived fromrestis“rope”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromrestifōrmis
  3. English todayrestiform

From Latin restifōrmis. By surface analysis, Latin restis (“rope”) + -form.

Words from the same roots

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