lentiform

lentiform
Lens-shaped.

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len·ti·form 'len-ti-.fȯrm adj LENTICULAR

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len·ti·form (lenґtĭ-form) [lenti- + form] shaped like a lens; see under bone and see nucleus lentiformis.

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  • Lentiform — Len ti*form (l[e^]n t[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. lens, lentis, lentil + form: cf. F. lentiforme.] Lenticular. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • lentiform nucleus — n the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that comprises the larger and external nucleus of the corpus striatum including the outer reddish putamen and two inner pale yellow globular masses constituting the globus pallidus… …   Medical dictionary

  • Lentiform nucleus — Brain: Lentiform nucleus Two views of a model of the striatum (on the right side of the brain): A, lateral aspect; B, medial aspect …   Wikipedia

  • lentiform nucleus — noun Anatomy the lower of the two grey nuclei of the corpus striatum. Origin C18: lentiform from L. lens, lent lentil + iform …   English new terms dictionary

  • lentiform — /len teuh fawrm /, adj. lenticular. [1700 10] * * * …   Universalium

  • lentiform — adjective Shaped like a lens. Syn: lenticular …   Wiktionary

  • lentiform — len|ti|form <zu lat. lens, Gen. lentis »Linse« u. ↑...form> linsenförmig (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • lentiform — shaped like a lens Shapes and Resemblance …   Phrontistery dictionary

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