jugum

jugum
1. A ridge or furrow connecting two points. SYN: yoke [TA]. 2. A type of forceps. [L. a yoke]
- juga alveolaria [TA] SYN: alveolar yokes, under yoke.
- juga cerebralia impressions of cerebral gyri.
- j. sphenoidale [TA] a plane surface on the sphenoid bone, in front of the sella turcica, connecting the two lesser wings, and forming part of the anterior cranial fossa and especially later in life, the roof of the anteriormost portion of the sphenoidal sinus. SYN: planum sphenoidale [TA], sphenoidal yoke.

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ju·gum 'jü-gəm n, pl ju·ga -gə or jugums an anatomical ridge or groove connecting two structures

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n.
(in anatomy) a ridge or furrow that connects two parts of a bone.

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ju·gum (jooґgəm) pl. juґga [L. “a yoke”] yoke: a depression or ridge connecting two structures.

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  • Jugum — (lat.), 1) Joch, s.d.; 2) so v.w. Jugerum; 3) Bergspitze, so: J. Cremōnis, früherer Name der Alpenspitze le Cramont, s.u. Alpen 1); 4) gegenüberstehende Blättchen eines gefiederten Blattes …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Jugum — (lat., »Joch«), bei den Römern das an der Wagendeichsel befestigte Querholz, an dem der Nacken der Zugtiere befestigt wurde, dann ein Querbalken überhaupt, z. B. bei der Wage. Als größte Schmach galt es für ein besiegtes Heer, durch ein von zwei… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Jugum — (lat.), Joch (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • jugum — [jo͞o′gəm] n. pl. juga [jo͞o′gə] or jugums [ModL < L, YOKE] a special process on the forewings of some insects by means of which the forewings and hind wings are hooked together during flight …   English World dictionary

  • jugum — n.; pl. ga [L. jugum, yoke] 1. (BRACHIOPODA) The medial connection of the secondary shell between 2 primary lamellae of the spiralia. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. In Lepidoptera, a lobe like process at the base of the fore wings, overlapping the… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • JUGUM Ceretanorum — opp. Cataloniae ad Secorim fluv. intra montes; Puliacerda vulgo. Caput Comit. Ceretaniae. 14. leuc. a Perpiniano in Occ. uti I. leuc. a Iulia Libyca, 6. ab Orgela in Ort. in ipso Galliae limite …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • JUGUM Equestre — vide supra ubi de Helciariis …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • JUGUM (sub) mittendi ritus — sub JUGUM mittendi ritus in victos olim usurpatus, memoratur Liv. Passim, inprimis l. 9. c. 5. ubi de exercitu Rom. sub iugum misso a Samnitibus, etc. 15. ubi de eadem ignominia his victis vicissim a Rom. victore irrogata. Fiebat autem tribus… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Jugum sphenoidale — pleištinė kalvelė statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Jugum sphenoidale ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kūnas …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • jugum — /jooh geuhm/, n. Entomol. the posterior basal area or lobe in the forewing of certain insects, sometimes serving to couple the forewings and hind wings in flight. [1855 60; < NL, L: YOKE] * * * …   Universalium

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