Associations to the word «Punctum»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PUNCTUM, noun. (anatomy) a sharp tip of any part of the anatomy; a point or other small area
PUNCTUM CAECUM, noun. (anatomy) the blind spot in the eye
PUNCTUM DELENS, noun. (orthography) A dot placed above a letter to indicate that it is a copying error and should be ignored.
PUNCTUM DELENS, noun. (orthography) A dot placed above a consonant in Irish, when it is written with Roman letters, to indicate that the consonant is lenited.
PUNCTUM PROXIMUM, noun. Near point
PUNCTUM REMOTUM, noun. Far point
PUNCTUM VASCULOSUM, noun. (anatomy) any small drop of blood seen as a spot in sections of the brain
PUNCTUM VEGETATIONIS, noun. (botany) the terminal cell of a leaf bud or stem from which new growth originates
Dictionary definition
PUNCTUM, noun. (anatomy) a point or small area.
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