Myonymy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /maɪˈɒnɪmi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Myonymy is a noun meaning Nomenclature of the muscles.
Meaning
Nomenclature of the muscles.
Example Sentences
Chaussier's idea that the name of each muscle, for example, should accurately indicate all its relations, led him to frame a myonymy which is not only inapplicable to the same parts in many animals, but so ponderous as to be useless ;
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neuronymy, myotome, neuromyology, neonym, myonucleus, parelectronomy.
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