Reniform
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛnɪfɔːm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Reniform is an adjective meaning (chiefly biology, mineralogy) Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”).
Meaning
(chiefly biology, mineralogy) Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”).
Example Sentences
intussusception with a reniform appearance
multiple reniform circumscribed fat-containing masses
The Bean […] is oval, and not at all reniform'd like the Kidney-Beans.
[T]he antheræ are reniform: the germen is oval, and obtuſely trigonal; […]
Synonyms for reniform
Depending on context, synonyms include kidney-shaped, simple, unsubdivided.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kidney-shaped, simple, unsubdivided, nematode, nephroid, orbicular.
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