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pisiform
[pi´sĭ-form]resembling a pea in size and shape.
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pis·i·form
(pis'i-fōrm), [TA]Pea-shaped or pea-sized.
[L. pisum, pea, + forma, appearance]
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pisiform
(pī′sə-fôrm′)adj.
Resembling a pea in size or shape.
n.
A small bone at the junction of the ulna and the carpus.
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pisiform
adjective Pea-shaped, pea-sized.noun Pisiform bone; os pisiformis [NA].
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pis·i·form
(pis'i-fōrm) [TA]In the shape or size of a pea.
[L. pisum, pea, + forma, appearance]
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pisiform
1. Resembling a pea.
2. The pea-shaped bone of the wrist near the lower end of the ULNA.
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