pisiform

[ pahy-suh-fawrm ]

/ ˈpaɪ səˌfɔrm /

adjective

having the shape of a pea; pea-shaped.

Nearby words

pish, pishogue, pishpek, pisidia, pisidian, pisiform, pisiform bone, pisistratidae, pisistratus, pismire, pismo clam

Origin of pisiform

1760–70; < New Latin pisiformis, equivalent to pisi- (combining form representing Latin pisum pea¹) + -formis -form

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for pisiform

The bones of the proximal row are the radiale, the ulnare, and the pisiform.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The pisiform bone, situated at the external part of the first row of bone, is prominent posteriorly.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
The pisiform is called the hooked bone in some veterinary anatomies.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
The ulnare, intermedium and pisiform are comparatively large flattened bones, the others are small and cubical.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

The pisiform also is well developed, but there is no radial sesamoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for pisiform

pisiform

/ (ˈpɪsɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

zoology botany resembling a pea

noun

a small pealike bone on the ulnar side of the carpus

Word Origin for pisiform

C18: via New Latin from Latin pīsum pea + forma shape

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for pisiform

pisiform

[ pī′sə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Resembling a pea in size or shape.

n.

Pisiform bone.