Reniform
//ˈɹɛnɪfɔːm// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”). not-comparable
"intussusception with a reniform appearance"
- 2 Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”).; Of a leaf: kidney-shaped, with the petiole attached at the notch. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney wordnet
Example
More examples"intussusception with a reniform appearance"
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rēnis (the genitive singular of rēn (“kidney”); see further at that entry) + English -form (suffix meaning ‘having the form or shape of’), modelled after New Latin rēnifōrmis (“of seeds: kidney-shaped”).
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