Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The orifice by which each paraqueduct or optic ventricle of the brain communicates with the aqueduct of Sylvius.
- n. A perforation in the capsule membrane of a radiolarian.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Anat.) The passage between the iter and optocœle in the brain.
Etymologies
- New Latin, from Ancient Greek an entrance. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Bruzeau points out that in the background of Saunière’s altar piece there is an arch and column: in Celtic the first is pyla, in Latin the second is pila—phonetically pointing to the area of Le Pilat.”
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Holes
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Zoological Terms
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Anatomical Terms
Anatomical terms
folliculus, follicle, tegmentum, labrum, margo, lacertus, ora, corporal, corpus, capital, caput, gula and 86 more...
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