TORCULAR


Meaning of TORCULAR in English

ˈtȯ(r)kyələ(r) noun

also torcular he·ro·phi·li | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷hə̇ˈräfəˌlī

Usage: usually capitalized H

Etymology: New Latin torcular Herophili, literally, press of Herophilus, after Herophilus fl 300 B.C. Greek anatomist and surgeon

: the point at which the four great cranial venous sinuses meet

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