modiolar

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English

Etymology

From Latin modiolus, diminutive of modius (“the Roman corn measure”).

Adjective

modiolar (comparative more modiolar, superlative most modiolar)

  1. (archaic) Shaped like a bushel measure[1]
    modiolar cypricardia
  2. (anatomy, not comparable) Related to the modiolus
    modiolar artery
    modiolar defect
    modiolar vein
    modiolar wall

References

  1. ^ “modiolar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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