Etymology

corpora arenacea

Today it means: Calcified structures in the pineal gland and other areas of the brain such as the choroid plexus. Full definition →

Latin corpora
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  1. Latin · derived fromcorpora
  2. English todaycorpora arenacea

From Latin corpora, nominative neuter plural of corpus (“body”), + arēnācea, nominative neuter plural of arēnāceus (“sandy”).

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