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Acuminate

adjective
1.
(of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point.



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"Acuminate" Quotes from Famous Books



... covered with normal mucous membrane, while the opposite nostril shows a corresponding concavity or hollowing of the septum. Sometimes the convex side is thickened in the form of a ridge. A simple spine of the septum is usually situated anteriorly, and presents an acuminate appearance, often pressing against the inferior turbinated body; it is hard to the touch. Ridges and spines may be cut or sawn off, or removed with the chisel. Many methods of dealing with a deviated septum have been ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles



Words linked to "Acuminate" :   simple, acumen, sharpen, acuminate leaf, unsubdivided, point, taper



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