Medical term:
filiforms
filiform
[fil´ĭ-form, fi´lĭ-form]1. threadlike.
2. an extremely slender bougie.
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fi·li·form
(fil'i-fōrm),1. Synonym(s): filamentous (1)
2. In bacteriology, denoting an even growth along the line of inoculation, either stroke or stab.
[L. filum, thread]
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filiform
(fĭl′ə-fôrm′, fī′lə-)adj.
Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament.
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filiform
adjective Thread-like.Pronunciation
Medspeak-UK: pronounced, FAI lee form
Medspeak-US: pronounced, FILL ee form
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fi·li·form
(fil'i-fōrm)1. Synonym(s): filamentous (1) .
2. bacteriology Denoting an even growth along the line of inoculation, either streak or stab.
[L. filum, thread]
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filiform
Thread-like, as in the case of the filiform PAPILLAE of the tongue or filiform warts.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
filiform
thread-like.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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