Fusiform
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It is catalogued under the topic Geometric shapes.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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Fusiform (from Latin fusus ‘spindle’) means having a spindle-like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends. It is similar to the lemon-shape, but often implies a focal broadening of a structure that continues from one or both ends, such as an aneurysm on a blood vessel.
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