单词 | wormian |
释义 | wormianadj. Anatomy. The designation of small bones of irregular shape (otherwise styled ossa triquetra), frequently found in the sutures of the skull. ΚΠ 1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 59 A wormian bone, which varies in size, and is frequently of an oval form. 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 960/1 An interval is formed, which is afterwards filled up with Wormian ossicles. 1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 88 There is a large Wormian bone in the right crus of the lambdoid suture. 1884 J. G. Garson in Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 8 391 The wormian bones are small in most instances. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1831 |
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