Magnus


Mag·nus

(mag'nŭs), Rudolph, German physiologist, 1873-1927. See: Magnus sign.

mag·nus

(mag'nŭs), This form of the adjective is used only with masculine nouns (adductor magnus, plural adductores magni). With feminine nouns the form magna is used (cisterna magna, plural cisternae magnae), and with neuter nouns the form magnum (foramen magnum, plural foramina magna).Large; great; denoting a structure of large size. [L.]