pillar (redirected from pillaring)

pillar /pil·lar/ (pil´er) a supporting column, usually occurring in pairs.

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articular pillars  column-like structures formed by the articulation of the superior and inferior articular processes of the vertebrae.

Articular pillar.

pillars of fauces  folds of mucous membrane at the sides of the fauces.

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pil·lar (plr)

n.

A structure or part that provides support and resembles a column or pillar.

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pillar

a supporting column.

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p's of the fauces

folds of mucous membrane at the sides of the throat.

pillar reins

short reins attached to each side of a horse's headstall and fixed to a pillar on each side of the horse, the ties at 5 ft above the ground and the pillars 3 ft apart; method of restraint while grooming or saddling a horse.

ruminal pillar

fleshy ridges which circle the rumen dividing it into dorsal and ventral sacs; lesser coronary pillars demarcate the caudal sacs.