- superficial origin
- superficial origin n a site on the surface of the brain where the nerve fibers of a cranial nerve enter or leave the brain compare NUCLEUS OF ORIGIN
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superficial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing or occurring at or on the surface. 2) apparent rather than actual. 3) not thorough or deep; cursory. 4) lacking depth of character or understanding. DERIVATIVES superficiality noun (pl. superficialities) superfi … English terms dictionary
superficial — su|per|fi|cial [ˌsu:pəˈfıʃəl US pər ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not looking/studying carefully)¦ 2¦(appearance)¦ 3¦(wound/damage)¦ 4¦(person)¦ 5¦(not important)¦ 6¦(top layer)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: superficialis, from Latin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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origin — 1. The less movable of the two points of attachment of a muscle, that which is attached to the more fixed part of the skeleton. 2. The starting point of a cranial or spinal nerve. The former have two origins: the ental o., deep o., or real o.,… … Medical dictionary
superficial — adjective 1》 existing or occurring at or on the surface. 2》 apparent rather than actual. 3》 not thorough or deep; cursory. ↘lacking depth of character or understanding. 4》 Brit. Building denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of … English new terms dictionary
nucleus of origin — n a group of cell bodies in the brain from which nerve fibers of a cranial nerve arise or at which they terminate compare SUPERFICIAL ORIGIN … Medical dictionary
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Japanese words of Portuguese origin — Many Japanese words of Portuguese origin entered the Japanese language when Portuguese Jesuit priests introduced Christian ideas, Western science and technology, among other things to the Japanese during the Muromachi period (15 16th century).… … Wikipedia
