See Also: ensiform(medicine)
ensiform(dictionary)
ensiform cartilage(medicine)
ensiform process(medicine)

iform (oh) and ensiform (iou)


iform (oh)



[Language: French; Origin: -iforme, from Latin -iformis, from forma; FORM1]
having a particular shape
::cruciform (=cross-shaped)

ensiform (iou)



ensiform adjective & noun. M16.
[from Latin ensis sword + -FORM.]
A. adjective. Shaped like a sword-blade; spec. (of a leaf) long and narrow with sharp edges and a pointed tip, like an iris leaf. M16.
ensiform cartilage = XIPHISTERNUM.
b. noun. An ensiform object; spec. = ensiform cartilage above. E20.