Definition of digitation in English:
digitation
noun ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃən
Zoology Botany A fingerlike protuberance or division.
Example sentencesExamples
- Occasionally, a digitation of bone from the calcaneus to the Achilles tendon is radiographically evident and is associated with retrocalcaneal bursitis.
- The most advanced is suppressed as a synonym of Perrinites, based on the general features of conch form and suture, especially the digitation of the prongs and median saddle of the primary ventral lobe.
- The axons from the fifth cervical nerve supply the first digitation and the sixth and seventh supply the remainder of the muscle mass.
Definition of digitation in US English:
digitation
nounˌdijiˈtāSHənˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃən
Botany Zoology A fingerlike protuberance or division.
Example sentencesExamples
- Occasionally, a digitation of bone from the calcaneus to the Achilles tendon is radiographically evident and is associated with retrocalcaneal bursitis.
- The axons from the fifth cervical nerve supply the first digitation and the sixth and seventh supply the remainder of the muscle mass.
- The most advanced is suppressed as a synonym of Perrinites, based on the general features of conch form and suture, especially the digitation of the prongs and median saddle of the primary ventral lobe.