ALMOND-SHAPED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does almond-shaped mean? 

• ALMOND-SHAPED (adjective)
  The adjective ALMOND-SHAPED has 1 sense:

1. shaped like an almond

  Familiarity information: ALMOND-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALMOND-SHAPED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shaped like an almond

Synonyms:

almond-shaped; amygdaliform; amygdaloid; amygdaloidal

Similar:

rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)

 Context examples 

Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe.

(Murine Amygdala, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Paired, almond-shaped exocrine glands situated superior and posterior to each orbit of the eye that produce and secrete the watery serous component of tears.

(Lacrimal gland, NCI Thesaurus)

An almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe.

(Amygdala, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Individuals with Noonan syndrome—a genetic condition that inhibits the body’s growth and development—can have wide-set eyes, for example, and those with Bain type intellectual disability—caused by a mutated gene on the X chromosome—sport almond-shaped eyes and small chins.

(Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used to Diagnose Rare Disorders with Just A Picture, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)