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adj. - Tapering at each end.

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  • And that process of identification takes place in a place which we call the fusiform gyrus which as we have seen is damaged in patients with face blindness or...
  • People who develop the condition later in life have usually suffered a stroke or an injury in a brain region important for facial recognition called the fusiform gyrus, says
  • In addition to weeds, Prior and Runion also saw effects on disease and insect pests, such as fusiform rust and the red headed pine sawfly.
  • Still, an ancient fish did not ponder its fate and hope to become fusiform.
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