Fusiform

Fusiform (from Latin fusus ‘spindle’) means having a spindle-like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends. It is similar to the lemon-shape, but often implies a focal broadening of a structure that continues from one or both ends, such as an aneurysm on a blood vessel.

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Fusiform, a body shape common to many aquatic animals, characterized by being tapered at both the head and the tail
Fusiform, a classification of aneurysm
Fusiform bacteria (spindled rods, that is, fusiform bacilli), such as the Fusobacteriota
Fusiform cell (biology)
Fusiform face area, a part of the human visual system which seems to specialize in facial recognition
Fusiform gyrus, part of the temporal lobe of the brain
Fusiform muscle, where the fibres run parallel along the length of the muscle
Fusiform neuron, a spindle-shaped neuron

References

↑ Ulanski, S.L. (2003). The Science of Fly-fishing. University of Virginia Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-8139-2210-2. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

Fusiform

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