fundiform

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UK/ˈfʌn.dɪ.fɔːm/US/ˈfʌn.dɪˌfɔɹm/

adjective

Resembling or arranged in the form of a sling; specifically designating the lower part of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx (cricopharyngeal muscle), and the fibers of this part of the muscle.

OriginNew Latin fundifōrmis →
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Meanings

adjectivefundiform (not comparable)
  1. not comparableResembling or arranged in the form of a sling; specifically designating the lower part of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx (cricopharyngeal muscle), and the fibers of this part of the muscle.

Origin

  1. New Latinfundifōrmis“shaped like a sling”
  2. Englishfundiform

Borrowed from New Latin fundifōrmis (“shaped like a sling”), from funda (“a sling”) + -i- + -formis (“-form”).

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Translations

German schleuderförmig
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Latin fundifōrmis
  • fundifōrmisTranslations
Spanish fundiforme
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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