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Definition of Punctum

Punctum
Punctum Punc"tum, n. [L., a point.] A point. Punctum c[ae]cum. [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as Blind spot, under Blind. Punctum proximum, near point. See under Point. Punctum remotum, far point. See under Point. Punctum vegetationis [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.), the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.

Meaning of Punctum from wikipedia

- Look up punctum or punctate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Punctum, plural puncta, adjective punctate, is an anatomical term for a sharp point or...
- The lacrimal punctum (pl.: puncta) or lacrimal point is a minute opening on the summits of the lacrimal papillae, seen on the margins of the eyelids at...
- right brachial plexus with its short branches in anterior view. Details Identifiers Latin punctum nervosum Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]...
- Punctum Books, stylized as punctum books, is an open-access and print-on-demand independent, scholar-led publisher based in Santa Barbara, California,...
- particular blind spot known as the physiological blind spot, "blind point", or punctum cae**** in medical literature, is the place in the visual field that corresponds...
- Punctum pygmaeum is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Punctidae, the dot snails...
- Terebra punctum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase...
- Puncta extraordinaria, or extraordinary points, refer to certain small dots in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible, where they appear alongside other...
- 1904 Punctum azori**** De Winter, 1988 Punctum blandianum Pilsbry, 1900 Punctum boreale Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1905 Punctum bristoli (Gulick,1904) Punctum brucei...
- A vergence is the simultaneous movement of both eyes in opposite directions to obtain or maintain single binocular vision. When a creature with binocular...