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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin torcular Hērophilī (“Herophilos' winepress”), named after Greek physician Herophilos, while torcular was the Latin calque of Ancient Greek ληνός (lēnós, “anything shaped like a tub or trough; wine vat”), originally described by Herophilos.
Pronunciation
Noun
torcular Herophili
- (anatomy) Synonym of confluence of sinuses.
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