columnan.
/kəˈlʌmnə/ Anatomy and Physiology.
a. A column or pillar; a name given to many parts of the body: see column n. 8.
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1785 Anat. Dialogues (ed. 2) 159 Their [the Ventricles] most considerable eminences are thick fleshy productions called columnæ.
1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 445 The septum between the openings of the nostrils is called the columna.
1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) II. xvii. 16 The fixing of the columna having been accomplished, the edges of the lip must be neatly brought together.
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b. Formerly also = column n. 7.
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