Definition of Lentiform

1. Adjective. Convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil.

Exact synonyms: Biconvex, Convexo-convex, Lenticular
Similar to: Bulging, Convex

Definition of Lentiform

1. a. Lenticular.

Definition of Lentiform

1. Adjective. Shaped like a lens. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Lentiform

1. Lens-shaped. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lentiform

lenticular process of incus
lenticular progressive degeneration
lenticular syphilid
lenticularis
lenticularly
lenticulars
lenticule
lenticules
lenticulo-optic
lenticulopapular
lenticulostriate
lenticulostriate arteries
lenticulothalamic
lenticulus
lentiform (current term)
lentiform bone
lentiform nucleus
lentigines
lentiginose
lentiginosis
lentiginous
lentigo
lentigo maligna
lentigos
lentil
lentil plant
lentil soup
lentils

Literary usage of Lentiform

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"Now remove the lentiform nucleus and expose the remainder of the lateral ... The fibres which lie anterior and posterior to the lentiform nucleus are fibres ..."

2. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The fibres which lie anterior and posterior to the lentiform nucleus are fibres of the internal capsule. The anterior fibres can be traced downwards to the ..."

3. The London Journal of Botany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1846)
"... -lentiform; by transmitted light the margins are opaque, but the disk pellucid. BOTANICAL INFORMATION. Notes on the Botany of the Pyrenees, ..."

4. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"Locate the lentiform and caudate nuclei, the claustrum, and the internal and external capsules (Fig. 192). 107. Dissection of tlie lentiform Nucleus and the ..."

5. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences by Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences (1878)
"We may conclude that after we pass the limit at which pc becomes greater than JOA and pK (supposed equal) lentiform masses of phase C will not be formed ..."

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