fundiform
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin fundifōrmis (“shaped like a sling”), from funda (“a sling”) + -i- + -formis (“-form”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfʌn.dɪ.fɔːm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfʌn.dɪˌfɔɹm/
Adjective[edit]
fundiform (not comparable)
- Resembling or arranged in the form of a sling; specifically designating the lower part of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx (cricopharyngeal muscle), and the fibers of this part of the muscle.
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References[edit]
- “fundiform”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.