See Also: falciform(dictionary)
falciform(medicine)
falciform process(medicine)
falciform margin(medicine)
falciform lobe(medicine)
falciform ligament(medicine)
falciform crest(medicine)
falciform cartilage(medicine)
falciform ligament of liver(medicine)
falciform retinal fold(medicine)

falciform (iou)



falciform adjective. M18.
[from Latin falx, falc- sickle + -I- + -FORM.]
Chiefly Anatomy. Sickle-shaped, curved, hooked.
falciform ligament a ligament separating the right and left lobes of the liver and joining the organ to the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall.