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Siphonium


Si-pho′ni-um

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Noun.
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pl.
Siphonia
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[NL., from Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], dim. of [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]. See
Siphon
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(Anat.)
A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.

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siphonium

siphonium

English

Noun

siphonium (plural siphonia)

  1. (anatomy) A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.