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articulare (medicine) and Polyphemus (medicine)


articulare (medicine)


articulare


In cephalometrics, the point of intersection of the external dorsal contour of the mandibular condyle and the temporal bone; the midpoint is used when a profile radiograph shows double projections of the rami.


Polyphemus (medicine)


polyphemus
<zoology> A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to the Silkworm family (Bombycidae). Its larva, which is very large, bright green, with silvery tubercles, and with oblique white stripes on the sides, feeds on the oak, chestnut, willow, cherry, apple, and Other trees. It produces a large amount of strong silk.

Synonym: American silkworm.

Origin: L. Polyphemus the one-eyed Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses.

Source: Websters Dictionary