Associations to the word «Punctum»

PUNCTUM, noun. (anatomy) a sharp tip of any part of the anatomy; a point or other small area

PUNCTUM CAECUM, noun. (anatomy) the blind spot in the eye

PUNCTUM DELENS, noun. (orthography) A dot placed above a letter to indicate that it is a copying error and should be ignored.

PUNCTUM DELENS, noun. (orthography) A dot placed above a consonant in Irish, when it is written with Roman letters, to indicate that the consonant is lenited.

PUNCTUM PROXIMUM, noun. Near point

PUNCTUM REMOTUM, noun. Far point

PUNCTUM VASCULOSUM, noun. (anatomy) any small drop of blood seen as a spot in sections of the brain

PUNCTUM VEGETATIONIS, noun. (botany) the terminal cell of a leaf bud or stem from which new growth originates

PUNCTUM, noun. (anatomy) a point or small area.