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Punctum

Punctum Meaning & Definition
Punctum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Punctum?

[n] (anatomy) a point or small area

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See Also | point

Punctum In Webster's Dictionary

\Punc"tum\, n. [L., a point.] A point. {Punctum c[ae]cum}. [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as {Blind spot}, under {Blind}. {Punctum proximum}, near point. See under {Point}. {Punctum remotum}, far point. See under {Point}. {Punctum vegetationis} [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.), the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.

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