restiform

British  

/ ˈrɛstɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. (esp of bundles of nerve fibres) shaped like a cord or rope; cordlike

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Etymology

Origin of restiform

C19: from New Latin restiformis , from Latin restis a rope + forma shape

Example Sentences

Haematoma and dry gangrene of the ears in animals born of parents in which these ear-alterations had been caused by an injury to the restiform body.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John

Forty guinea-pigs in which one or both eyes showed more or less morbid change were descended from three individuals in which one eye had become diseased in consequence of transverse section of the restiform body.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

The restiform columns derived from spinal fibres enter the cerebellum and terminate chiefly in its hemispheres.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

Lesions of the same sciatic nerve, of the restiform body, etc., provoked various troubles in the guinea-pig which its progeny inherited sometimes in a quite different form: exophthalmia, loss of toes, etc.

From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur

The exact spot in question in the restiform body is as far forwards as it is possible to reach, and as far down in depth as is compatible with not producing rotatory movements. 7th.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John