Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ductiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: duc-ti-form
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the form of a duct

Example Sentences

"Microscopic review of the 24 PA analyzed cases showed they were composed by different structures in variable quantities: sheets and groups of epithelial polygonal cells, ductiform structures, squamous metaplastic cells, keratin pearls; MMyECs were fusiform, hyaline and clear, combined with variable quantities of hyaline, mucoid, myxoid and chondroid areas accompanied by eosinophilic coagula within the ducts ( Figure 1 )."

Etymology

From duct + -iform.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: duct

Questions

What does ductiform mean?: Having the form of a duct
Where does ductiform come from?: From duct + -iform.

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