phalangiform

adjective

pha·​lan·​gi·​form

-jəˌfȯrm

: resembling a phalanx

a phalangiform bone

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phalangi- (from New Latin phalang-, phalanx) + -iform

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