modiolar

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adjective

Shaped like a bushel measure

“modiolar vein”

OriginLatin modiolus →
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Meanings

adjectivemodiolar (comparative more modiolar, superlative most modiolar)

comparative more modiolar · superlative most modiolar

  1. archaicShaped like a bushel measure

    modiolar cypricardia

  2. not comparableanatomyRelated to the modiolus

    modiolar vein

    3 more examples

    modiolar artery

    modiolar defect

    modiolar wall

Origin

  1. Latinmodiolus
  2. Englishmodiolar

From Latin modiolus, diminutive of modius (“the Roman corn measure”).

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Anagrams

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APA

modiolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modiolar

MLA

“modiolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modiolar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modiolar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modiolar.

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