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demilune
demilune (ˈdɛmɪˌluːn; -ˌljuːn) n1. (Fortifications) fortifications an outwork in front of a fort, shaped like a crescent moon2. a crescent-shaped object or formation; half-moon[C18: from French, literally: half-moon]dem•i•lune (ˈdɛm ɪˌlun)
n. a crescent or half-moon shape. [1720–30; < French: half moon. See demi-, lune] demilune
demilune[′dem·i‚lün] (biology) Crescent-shaped. ravelin, demiluneIn fortifications, a projecting outwork forming a salient angle.demilune
crescent [kres´ent] 1. shaped like a new moon.2. something with this shape. adj., adj crescen´tic.Giannuzzi's c's crescent-shaped patches of serous cells surrounding the mucous tubercles in mixed glands.sublingual crescent the crescent-shaped area on the floor of the mouth, bounded by the lingual wall of the mandible and the base of the tongue.dem·i·lune bod·ya circular body of extreme transparency except for a crescentic punctate substance on one edge, which contains hemoglobin. The body is much larger than a red blood cell, but is thought possibly to be a degenerated red blood cell swollen by imbibition; it has been found in malaria and in convalescence from typhoid fever; the transparent portion is called the glass body. Synonym(s): demilunedem·i·lune (dem'ē-lūn) 1. A small body with a form similar to that of a half-moon or a crescent. 2. Term frequently applied to the gametocyte of Plasmodium falciparum. [Fr. half-moon]ThesaurusSeecrescent |