whorl

whorl definition - medical

whorl (wôrl, wûrl)

noun
  1. A form that coils or spirals; a curl or swirl.
  2. A turn of the cochlea or of the ethmoidal crest.
  3. An area of hair growing in a radial manner.
  4. One of the circular ridges or convolutions of a fingerprint.

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