punctiform

[ puhngk-tuh-fawrm ]

/ ˈpʌŋk təˌfɔrm /

adjective

shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.

Origin of punctiform

1815–25; <Latin pūnct(um) point + -i- + -form

Words nearby punctiform

punctate hyalosis, punctate keratitis, punctate keratoderma, punctatim, punctation, punctiform, punctilio, punctilious, punctual, punctuality, punctuate

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Example sentences from the Web for punctiform

The central region contains in its interior the commissural portion, forming a punctiform, rounded mass in each ganglion.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
Pores very small and numerous, punctiform, disposed into very numerous parallel transverse rows.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Punctiform: Dimensions too slight for defining form by naked eye; minute, raised, hemispherical.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

Medical definitions for punctiform

punctiform

[ pŭngk′tə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Very small but not microscopic.

单词	punctiform
释义	punctiform [ puhngk-tuh-fawrm ] / ˈpʌŋk təˌfɔrm / adjective shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot. Origin of punctiform 1815–25; <Latin pūnct(um) point + -i- + -form Words nearby punctiform punctate hyalosis, punctate keratitis, punctate keratoderma, punctatim, punctation, punctiform, punctilio, punctilious, punctual, punctuality, punctuate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for punctiform The central region contains in its interior the commissural portion, forming a punctiform, rounded mass in each ganglion. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour Pores very small and numerous, punctiform, disposed into very numerous parallel transverse rows. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel Punctiform: Dimensions too slight for defining form by naked eye; minute, raised, hemispherical. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique\|John William Henry Eyre Medical definitions for punctiform punctiform [ pŭngk′tə-fôrm′ ] adj. Very small but not microscopic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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