WORMIAN

Wor"mi*an, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius, a Danish anatomist. Wormian bones, small irregular plates of bone often interposed in the sutures between the large cranial bones.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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