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patelliform

[puh-tel-uh-fawrm]

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adjective

having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.

Origin of patelliform

First recorded in 1810–20; patell(a) + -i- + -form

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Historical Examples of patelliform

Patelliform, oval or oblong, radiated; apex anterior, perforated.
A Conchological Manual
George Brettingham Sowerby
Those which are not spiral, but simply conical, as the patelliform shells.
A Conchological Manual
George Brettingham Sowerby
Although the Patell were described as symmetrical, there are several species of Patelliform shells which are not symmetrical.
A Conchological Manual
George Brettingham Sowerby
This order, which includes mollusca with haliotoid or patelliform shells, is divided into the following families: Fam.
A Conchological Manual
George Brettingham Sowerby
Patelliform; apex central; columellar lip septiform, leaving the aperture small.
A Conchological Manual
George Brettingham Sowerby

patelliform in Medicine

patelliform

[pə-tĕl′ə-fôrm′]

adj.

Shaped like the patella; pan-shaped.

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