See Also: anterior condyloid foramen(medicine)
posterior condyloid foramen(medicine)
anterior condyloid canal of occipital bone(medicine)
anterior palatine foramen(medicine)
condyloid(medicine)
condyloid process(medicine)
thrum(medicine)
thrum(3)(dictionary)
thrum(4)(dictionary)
thrum(2)(dictionary)

thrum(6) (iou) and anterior condyloid foramen (medicine)


thrum(6) (iou)



thrum verb3. Infl. -mm-. L16.
[Imit. Cf. THRUM noun3.]
a. verb intrans. Play a stringed instrument idly, monotonously, or unskilfully; strum rhythmically without playing a tune. L16.
b. verb trans. Play (a stringed instrument) idly, monotonously, or unskilfully; strum rhythmically on; produce (notes, a tune, etc.) by such playing. Also, pluck or twang (a string). E17.
Ouida The violin..thrummed a gay melody.
verb trans.
a. Beat (a person). slang. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
b. Copulate with (a woman). slang. E17-M18.
a. verb trans. Recite monotonously; say repeatedly. Also, hum through (a melody). E18.
b. verb intrans. Speak or read monotonously, maunder on, mumble. L18.
Sir W. Scott Boswell..has thrummed upon this topic till it is threadbare.
verb intrans. Make a thrumming or humming sound, esp. continuously or monotonously. M18.
Westminster Gazette Spinning-wheels are thrumming. fig.: M. Gordon The house in the morning thrummed with expectation.
b. Of a cat: purr. dial. E19.
a. verb trans. Strike (something) with the fingers as if playing a stringed instrument; drum on (a table etc.). rare. M18.
b. verb intrans. Drum idly. Freq. foll. by on. E19.
thrummer noun E18.
thrumming verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this: E17.

anterior condyloid foramen (medicine)


anterior condyloid foramen -->
hypoglossal canal


The canal through which the hypoglossal nerve emerges from the skull.

Synonym: canalis hypoglossalis, anterior condyloid canal of occipital bone, anterior condyloid foramen.