serratiform

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adjective

Saw-shaped.

OriginLatin serrātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveserratiform (comparative more serratiform, superlative most serratiform)

comparative more serratiform · superlative most serratiform

  1. dentistrySaw-shaped.
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    Incomplete capsular encroachment includes areas of irregular, serratiform and/or undulating inner capsular contour, perpendicular dentate capsular incursions and horizontally disposed (entrapped) intracapsular follicles, which do not qualify, though they should prompt further detailed scrutiny, as should any unexplained area of capsular expansion.

    2018, John C Watkinson, Raymond W Clarke, editors, Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, eighth edition, volume 1, Boca Raton, F.L. […]: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 668

Origin

  1. Latinserrātus“saw”
  2. Englishserratiform

From Latin serrātus (“saw”) + -iform.

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APA

serratiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serratiform

MLA

“serratiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serratiform. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serratiform,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serratiform.

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