Collum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒl.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Collum is a noun meaning (anatomy) A neck, cervix, or neckline part or process.
Meaning
(anatomy) A neck, cervix, or neckline part or process.
More Meanings
- (botany) A collar
Example Sentences
No sooner does a little particle of food touch the edge of the delicate collar which surrounds the collum, than it adheres to it and is carried down by currents, that circulate up one side of the collar and down the other, to the end of the collum, in which, along with an accompanying drop of water, it becomes at once engulped^([sic]).
Word Forms
- colla
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cervix, collar, crest, collar bone, corniculum, decolletage.
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