| ACETABULUM | • acetabulum n. (Anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. |
| ANTEBELLUM | • antebellum adj. Of the time period prior to a war. • antebellum adj. (US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states. • ANTEBELLUM adj. relating to the period before a war, esp. the American Civil War (1861-1865). |
| CAPITELLUM | • capitellum n. (Botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum. • CAPITELLUM n. the capitulum of the humerus, where the humerus plugs into the acetabulum. |
| CEREBELLUM | • cerebellum n. (Neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the… • CEREBELLUM n. (Latin) the lower posterior part of the brain, whose function is to coordinate voluntary movements and maintain balance. |
| CORNICULUM | • corniculum n. (Anatomy) A small horn-like part or process. • CORNICULUM n. (Latin) a small hornlike part or process. |
| CURRICULUM | • curriculum n. The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university. • curriculum n. (Obsolete) A racecourse; a place for running. • CURRICULUM n. (Latin) a program of educational resources etc. |
| HAUSTELLUM | • haustellum n. A sucking organ, in the form of a proboscis, in many insects and crustaceans. • HAUSTELLUM n. the sucking organ or proboscis of an insect or crustacean. |
| PENTATHLUM | • pentathlum n. Pentathlon. • PENTATHLUM n. a pentathlon. |
| POSTBELLUM | • postbellum adj. Of the period following a war. • postbellum adj. (US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South. • post-bellum adj. Alternative spelling of postbellum. |
| PROPAGULUM | • propagulum n. (Botany) A runner terminated by a germinating bud. • propagulum n. A gemma or bud affecting asexual propagation in many algae. • PROPAGULUM n. a body with the capacity to give rise to a new plant e.g. seed, spore, bulbil, fragment etc., also PROPAGULE. |
| SPIRACULUM | • spiraculum n. A spiracle. • SPIRACULUM n. a breathing-hole; a vent, orifice. |
| TENTACULUM | • tentaculum n. (Zoology) A tentacle. • tentaculum n. (Anatomy) One of the stiff hairs situated around the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed… • tentaculum n. Tentacle. |
| TROPAEOLUM | • Tropaeolum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Tropaeolaceae – nasturtiums. • Tropæolum prop.n. Obsolete spelling of Tropaeolum. • TROPAEOLUM n. a genus of South American trailing plants. |
| TUBERCULUM | • tuberculum n. Tubercle. • TUBERCULUM n. a tubercle. |
| UMBRACULUM | • umbraculum n. (Botany) Any umbrella-shaped appendage, such as the cap borne on the seta of Marchantia. • UMBRACULUM n. (Latin) an umbrella or umbrella-like structure. |
| VESTIBULUM | • vestibulum n. (Zootomy) A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open. • vestibulum n. (Anatomy) The vestibule of the ear. • VESTIBULUM n. (Latin) a cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open. |
| VIBRACULUM | • vibraculum n. (Biology) A long, whiplike, modified zooid on the surface of certain colonies of bryozoa. • VIBRACULUM n. (Latin) one of the movable, slender, spinelike organs or parts with which certain bryozoans are furnished. |