crescentiform

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adjective

Having a crescent shape.

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Meanings

adjectivecrescentiform (comparative more crescentiform, superlative most crescentiform)

comparative more crescentiform · superlative most crescentiform

  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).

    2015 December 11, “Vascular Complications of Intercavernous Sinuses during Transsphenoidal Surgery: An Anatomical Analysis Based on Autopsy and Magnetic Resonance Venography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From crescent + -iform.

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APA

crescentiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescentiform

MLA

“crescentiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescentiform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crescentiform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescentiform.

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