punctum caecum
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punctum
[pungk´tum] (L.)a point or small spot.
punctum cae´cum blind spot.
punctum lacrima´le (pl. punc´ta lacrima´lia), an opening of a lacrimal duct on the edge of the eyelid.
punctum prox´imum near point.
punctum remo´tum far point.
punc´ta vasculo´sa minute red spots that mark the cut surface of white matter of the brain.
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punctum
(punk'tum) plural.puncta [L.] Point.punctum caecum
Blind spot (1).puncta dolorosa
Painful points in the course of, or at the exit of, nerves affected by neuralgia.
punctum lacrimale
Lacrimal point.
punctum nasale inferius
Rhinion.punctum proximum
Abbreviation: P.P.Visual accommodation near-point.
punctum remotum
Abbreviation: P.R.Visual accommodation far-point.
punctum saliens
The first trace of the embryonic heart.
puncta vasculosa
Minute red areas that mark the cut surface of white central substance of the brain, caused by blood escaping from divided blood vessels.
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