Recent Examples on the WebThe researchers found that kids who were victims of bullying had a thicker cortex in the fusiform gyrus compared to kids who didn’t have any bullying problems.—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin fūsifōrmis, from Latin fūsus "spindle" (of obscure origin) + -i--i- + -fōrmis-form
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