Medical Definition of Torulus
1. A minute elevation or papilla. Origin: L. Dim. Of torus, a protuberance, swelling (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Torulus
Literary usage of Torulus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"It is 'torulus,' or bed. The first, and in many case« the most ... The base of
the scape, by which it is articulated with tho torulus, is the bulb. ..."
2. An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1826)
"... above the base of the antenna: a circular process forms the torulus in ...
a membranous ligament is attached, by which it was affixed in the torulus. ..."
3. Etymologisches Wörterbuch der romanischen Sprachen by Friedrich Diez (1878)
"... von torulus muskel, fleischige stelle (nahrhafter theil des des), bei bäumen
der splint ... torulus ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1826)
"called torulus ; and their substance varies in hardness, while the extremity is
often softer than the rest. They are almost always placed before or beneath ..."
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