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Definition of Crescentic
1. a. Crescent-shaped.
Definition of Crescentic
1. Adjective. growing, increasing, gaining size etc. ¹
2. Adjective. Crescent-shaped. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crescentic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Crescentic
1. Shaped like a crescent. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crescentic
Literary usage of Crescentic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1868)
"In transverse section it is reniform or crescentic with blunt poles, and the
biting extremity appears to have been worn off in the same manner as the ..."
2. Vesico-vaginal Fistula from Parturition and Other Causes: With Cases of by Thomas Addis Emmet (1868)
"The fistula crescentic in shape, and the vagina shortened, by contraction of
cicatricial tissue, to an inch and a half in depth. ..."
3. The Structure of the Triassic Formation of the Connecticut Valley by William Morris Davis (1888)
"There are, however, two special cases that need consideration, namely, the shallow,
boat- like folds that determine the crescentic outcrop of the trap ..."
4. A Text-book of clinical diagnosis by laboratory methods: For the Use of by Leonard Napoleon Boston (1905)
"crescentic bodies are rarely to be found within the erythrocytes. The typical
crescent is a highly refrac- tile body from 7 to 9 ¡t in length and 2 ¡i in ..."
5. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1899)
"... is known to occur in America, but the plant is easily recognizable by the
crescentic, entire-margined gemmae-cups, which are almost always present. ..."
6. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1868)
"In transverse section it is reniform or crescentic with blunt poles, and the
biting extremity appears to have been worn off in the same manner as the ..."
7. Vesico-vaginal Fistula from Parturition and Other Causes: With Cases of by Thomas Addis Emmet (1868)
"The fistula crescentic in shape, and the vagina shortened, by contraction of
cicatricial tissue, to an inch and a half in depth. ..."
8. The Structure of the Triassic Formation of the Connecticut Valley by William Morris Davis (1888)
"There are, however, two special cases that need consideration, namely, the shallow,
boat- like folds that determine the crescentic outcrop of the trap ..."
9. A Text-book of clinical diagnosis by laboratory methods: For the Use of by Leonard Napoleon Boston (1905)
"crescentic bodies are rarely to be found within the erythrocytes. The typical
crescent is a highly refrac- tile body from 7 to 9 ¡t in length and 2 ¡i in ..."
10. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1899)
"... is known to occur in America, but the plant is easily recognizable by the
crescentic, entire-margined gemmae-cups, which are almost always present. ..."
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