restiform

Formed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.

Adjective

  1. Formed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.

Origin

From Latin restis (“rope”) + -form.

Forms

more restiform most restiform

Derived

juxtarestiform