Ropelike; rope-shaped; referring to the r. body, the larger (lateral) part of the inferior cerebellar peduncle; contains fibers from the spinal cord (spinocerebellar) and medulla (cuneo-, olivo-, reticulocerebellar, etc.) to cerebellum. [L. restis, rope, + forma, form]
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res·ti·form (resґtĭ-form) [L. restis rope + form] shaped like a rope.Medical dictionary. 2011.