bursiform

[ bur-suh-fawrm ]

/ ˈbɜr səˌfɔrm /

adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

pouch-shaped; saccate.

Nearby words

burse, bursectomy, burseed, burseraceous, bursicon, bursiform, bursitis, bursolith, bursopathy, bursotomy, burst

Origin of bursiform

From the New Latin word bursiformis, dating back to 1830–40. See bursa, -i-, -form

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Examples from the Web for bursiform

Bursic′ulate, bursiform: resembling a small pouch, or provided with such; Burs′iform, pouch-shaped.
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British Dictionary definitions for bursiform

bursiform

/ (ˈbɜːsɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

shaped like a pouch or sac

Word Origin for bursiform

C19: from Latin bursa bag + -form

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