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单词 nummular
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nummular

[ nuhm-yuh-ler ]
/ ˈnʌm yə lər /

adjective

pertaining to coins or money; nummary.
having the shape of a coin; flat and circular or oval in form.
Pathology. composed of round, flat disks: nummular skin lesions.

Origin of nummular

1725–35; <Latin nummul(ī) petty cash, small change (numm(us) coin + -ulī, plural of -ulus-ule) + -ar1

Words nearby nummular

numis., numismatic, numismatics, numismatist, nummary, nummular, nummulite, nummulitic limestone, numnah, numpty, numskull
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Example sentences from the Web for nummular

  • Nummular masses—circular, "coin-like" discs which sink in water—may be seen.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for nummular

nummular
/ (ˈnʌmjʊlə) /

adjective

shaped like a coin; disc-shaped; circular

Word Origin for nummular

C19: from Latin nummulus a small coin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for nummular

nummular
[ nŭmyə-lər ]

adj.

Shaped like a coin; disk-shaped. Used especially of the thick mucous or mucopurulent sputum in certain respiratory diseases because of the discoid shape assumed when it is flattened on the bottom of a sputum mug containing water or transparent disinfectant.
Arranged like stacks of coins. Used of red blood corpuscles in rouleaux formation.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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