crescentiform

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English

Etymology

From crescent +‎ -iform.

Adjective

crescentiform (comparative more crescentiform, superlative most crescentiform)

  1. Having a crescent shape.
    • 2015 December 11, “Vascular Complications of Intercavernous Sinuses during Transsphenoidal Surgery: An Anatomical Analysis Based on Autopsy and Magnetic Resonance Venography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The inferior intercavernous sinus (IIS), which was located at the anterior-inferior edge of the junction of the anterior and posterior pituitary gland, was mostly presented as a crescentiform or oval shape (Fig 2).