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truncus



trunk
trunk


Definitions

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truncus
     1. adj. lopped, docked
     2. adj. maimed, mangled, mutilated
     3. n. A tree trunk.
     4. n. (New Latin, biology) The thorax of an insect.
     5. n. (New Latin, medicine) The trunk (torso) of the human body or other animal body.
     6. n. (New Latin, medicine) An arterial trunk, such as the truncus arteriosus.
     7. n. A piece cut off.



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