fundiform
Meanings
adj
- 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.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin fundifōrmis (“shaped like a sling”), from funda (“a sling”) + -i- + -formis (“-form”).
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