FILIFORM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does filiform mean? 

• FILIFORM (adjective)
  The adjective FILIFORM has 1 sense:

1. thin in diameter; resembling a thread

  Familiarity information: FILIFORM used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FILIFORM (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thin in diameter; resembling a thread

Synonyms:

filamentlike; filamentous; filiform; threadlike; thready

Similar:

thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)

 Context examples 

A benign condition of the tongue characterized by hypertrophy of the filiform papillae that give the dorsum of the tongue a furry appearance.

(Hairy Tongue, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is characterized by defective desquamation resulting in elongation of the filiform papillae.

(Hairy Tongue, NCI Thesaurus)