Fusiform
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Fusiform means having a spindle-like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends.
- Aneurysms can be classified as saccular or fusiform
- In botany, a fusiform cell or other plant structure is spindle-like and tapers at both ends
- Many species of water-dwelling animals have a fusiform body, eg fish and molluscs,
- The fusiform gyrus is part of the temporal lobe of the brain
- The fusiform face area (FFA) is a part of the human visual system which seems to specialize in facial recognition