Phrase guide

torcular Herophili

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌtɔɹ.kjəl.ɚ hɪˈɹɑf.əˌlaɪ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of confluence of sinuses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: confluence of sinuses

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin torcular Hērophilī (“Herophilos' winepress”), named after Greek physician Herophilos, while torcular was the Latin calque of Ancient Greek ληνός (lēnós, “anything shaped like a tub or trough; wine vat”), originally described by Herophilos.