Uraniscus
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uraniscus — /yoor euh nis keuhs/, n., pl. uranisci / nis uy/. Archit. a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling. [ < Gk ouranískos ceiling, equiv. to ouran(ós) heaven + iskos dim. suffix] * * * uraniscus /ū rə nisˈkəs/ noun The roof of the mouth… … Useful english dictionary
uraniscus — /yoor euh nis keuhs/, n., pl. uranisci / nis uy/. Archit. a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling. [ < Gk ouranískos ceiling, equiv. to ouran(ós) heaven + iskos dim. suffix] * * * … Universalium
uraniscus — noun The palate or roof of the mouth … Wiktionary
uraniscus — SYN: palate. [G. ouraniskos, roof of the mouth, dim. of ouranos, sky] * * * ura·nis·cus (u″rə nisґkəs) [Gr. ouraniskos] palate … Medical dictionary
palate — noun /ˈpælɪt,ˈpælət/ a) (Anatomy) The roof of the mouth; the uraniscus. b) The sense of taste … Wiktionary
Palate — The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate). * * * The bony and muscular partition between the oral and nasal cavities. SYN: palatum [TA], roof of mouth, uraniscus. [L. palatum, p … Medical dictionary
uranisco- — uraˈnisco comb. form of mod.L. uraniscus (ad. Gr. οὐρανίσκος ‘roof of the mouth’), occurring in a few medical and surgical terms, as uranisconitis, uranisco plastic, uranisco plasty [cf. F. uraniscoplastie], uranisco rraphy. (1848– in medical… … Useful english dictionary
