filiform

fil·i·form

(fĭl'ə-fôrm', fī'lə-) pronunciation

adj.
Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament.

[Latin fīlum, thread + -FORM.]

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(fĭl'ə-fôrm', fī'lə-)
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Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament.

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Long and thin; threadlike.

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1. threadlike.
2. an extremely slender bougie.

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