restiform

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adjective

Formed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.

“restiform tract”

OriginLatin restifōrmis →
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Meanings

adjectiverestiform (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyFormed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.

    restiform tract

    1 more example

    the restiform body is an old term for the inferior cerebellar peduncle

Origin

  1. Latinrestis“rope”
  2. Latinrestifōrmis
  3. Englishrestiform

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek σχοινοειδής
  • σχοινοειδής (skhoinoeidḗs)restiform
Arabic مَرَسِيّ
  • مَرَسِيّ (marasiyy)restiform
Czech provazovitý
  • provazovitýrestiform
German strangförmig
  • strangförmigrestiform
Latin restifōrmis
  • restifōrmisrestiform

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

restiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restiform

MLA

“restiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restiform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restiform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restiform.

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