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centrum

[ sen-truhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cen·trums, cen·tra [sen, -tr, uh].

a center.
Anatomy, Zoology. the body of a vertebra.
Mycology. collectively, all the structures enclosed within the ascocarp of a fungus.

centrum

/ ˈsɛntrəm /

Origin of centrum¹

From Latin, dating back to 1850–55; center

Origin of centrum¹

C19: from Latin: centre

Impotentia psychica ea est quae ex coercitatione inhibente cerebri in centrum genito-spinale exercitata devenit.

Its body, the pars perpendicularis (mesethmoid) shows no similarity with a vertebral centrum.

These fibre constitute by far the greater part of the white centrum oval of the hemisphere.

A similar pair of processes arising from the ventral surface of the centrum form the ventral or haemal arch.

Each centrum is a short cylinder of cartilage surrounding an hourglass-shaped cavity occupied by the notochord.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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