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torcular Herophili

US/ˌtɔɹ.kjəl.ɚ hɪˈɹɑf.əˌlaɪ/

torcular Herophili noun: synonym of confluence of sinuses.

Noun

torcular Herophili

  1. Synonym of confluence of sinuses.

Synonyms of torcular Herophili

Origin of torcular Herophili

Unadapted borrowing from Latin torcular Hērophilī (“Herophilos' winepress”), named after Greek physician Herophilos, while torcular was the Latin calque of Ancient Greek ληνός (lēnós, “anything shaped like a tub or trough; wine vat”), originally described by Herophilos.

Questions about torcular Herophili

What does torcular Herophili mean?
Torcular Herophili means synonym of confluence of sinuses.
What part of speech is torcular Herophili?
Torcular Herophili is a noun.
How do you pronounce torcular Herophili?
Torcular Herophili is pronounced /ˌtɔɹ.kjəl.ɚ hɪˈɹɑf.əˌlaɪ/ (US).

Words near torcular Herophili in the dictionary

  1. torchères
  2. torcitabine
  3. torcs
  4. torcula
  5. torcular
  6. torcular Herophili
  7. torcularious
  8. torculars
  9. torculi
  10. torculus
  11. Tordinci

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