rostrum

rostrum
Any beak-shaped structure. [L. a beak]
- r. corporis callosi [TA] SYN: r. of corpus callosum.
- r. of corpus callosum [TA] beak of the corpus callosum, the recurved portion of the corpus callosum passing backward from the genu to the anterior commissure. SYN: r. corporis callosi [TA].
- sphenoidal r. [TA] the anterior projecting part of the body of the sphenoid bone that articulates with the vomer. SYN: r. sphenoidale [TA], r. of the sphenoid bone.
- r. sphenoidale [TA] SYN: sphenoidal r..
- r. of the sphenoid bone SYN: sphenoidal r..

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ros·trum 'räs-trəmalso 'rȯs- n, pl rostrums or ros·tra -trə a bodily part or process suggesting a bird's bill: as
a) the reflected anterior portion of the corpus callosum below the genu
b) the interior median spine of the body of the basisphenoid bone articulating with the vomer

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n. (pl. rostra)
(in anatomy) a beaklike projection, such as that on the sphenoid bone.
rostral adj.

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ros·trum (rosґtrəm) pl. rosґtrums or rosґtra [L. “beak”] a beaklike appendage or part.

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