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🔚 End structure 🌸 At the tip 🧠 A brain nerve
terminalis

terminalis

1 9.9
A part at the tip of an organ, like a root or branch
  • noun
  • /tɜːrˈmɪnəlɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : terminal
  • stria terminalis

Examples

  • The the columns of the fornix are right there next to the spree of terminalis that extends OK, and they go to the mammary bodies.

  • The stria terminalis is an important structure in the brain that connects to various other areas.

  • In anatomy, the terminalis is the point where the nerve fibers end.

  • Research on the stria terminalis has shown its role in emotional processing.

Synonyms

end organ
vsterminalis
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A small part at the end of a nerve that senses touch or makes a muscle move

is a general tip structure not limited to nerve receptors

Compounds

Cordyline terminalis
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical shrub with long leaves and thick sweet roots eaten for food whose leaves are used to cover roofs

Pachysandra terminalis
  • Specialized
9.9

A slow-growing evergreen plant with white flower spikes used as a ground cover in shady areas

Surface Forms

terminalis singular
terminales plural

Morphology

terminalis = terminal (semi-transparent) = terminal + is

Built from 'terminal' with a Latin/technical ending; the notion 'at the end' is retained but the Latinized form is domain-specific.

Etymology

Terminalis comes from the Latin terminus, 'end', and is used for any part or segment that sits at the tip or end of an organ. So a terminalis area is simply the final part of that organ, at its outermost point.