FALCIFORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does falciform mean? 

• FALCIFORM (adjective)
  The adjective FALCIFORM has 1 sense:

1. curved like a sickle

  Familiarity information: FALCIFORM used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALCIFORM (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Curved like a sickle

Synonyms:

falcate; falciform; sickle-shaped

Context example:

the falcate moon

Similar:

curved; curving (having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend)

 Context examples 

Couinaud segment III, corresponding to the lateral segment of the left lobe of the liver, located to the left of the inferior portion of the falciform ligament, anteriorly overlapping the stomach.

(Left Anterolateral Segment, NCI Thesaurus)

Couinaud segment II, corresponding to the lateral segment of the left lobe of the liver, located to the left of the superior portion of the falciform ligament and the fissure for the ligamentum venosum.

(Left Posterolateral Segment, NCI Thesaurus)