torcular Herophili

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

  1. (anatomy) Synonym of confluence of sinuses.

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