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pi·si·form (piґsĭ-form) (pizґĭ-form) [L. pisum pea + form] resembling a pea in shape and size.Medical dictionary. 2011.
pisiform — pisifórm adj. m., pl. pisifórmi; f. sg. pisifórmă, pl. pisifórme Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic PISIFORM s.n. Unul dintre oasele carpului. [< fr. pisiforme … Dicționar Român
Pisiform — Pi si*form, a. [L. pisum a pea + form: cf. F. pisiforme.] Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform iron ore. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pisiform — Pi si*form, n. (Anat.) A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many mammals. See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pisiform — [pī′si fôrm΄] adj. [< L pisum,PEA + FORM] resembling a pea in shape and size n. a small bone on the inner side of the wrist that resembles half a pea … English World dictionary
pisiform — 1. adjective Resembling a pea in size or shape 2. noun A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus … Wiktionary
pisiform — adj. pea shaped. Phrases and idioms: pisiform bone a small bone in the wrist in the upper row of the carpus. Etymology: mod.L pisiformis f. pisum pea … Useful english dictionary
pisiform — I. adjective Etymology: Latin pisum pea + English iform more at pea Date: 1767 resembling a pea in size or shape II. noun Date: circa 1771 a bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in most mammals … New Collegiate Dictionary
pisiform — pea shaped, the size of a pea … Dictionary of ichthyology
pisiform — adj. [L. pisum, a pea; forma, shape] Pertaining to peashaped; a small globular body … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pisiform — /puy seuh fawrm /, adj. pea shaped. [1760 70; < NL pisiformis, equiv. to pisi (comb. form repr. L pisum PEA) + formis FORM] * * * … Universalium
