COLUMNA
\kˈɒlʌmnə], \kˈɒlʌmnə], \k_ˈɒ_l_ʌ_m_n_ə]\
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By Robley Dunglison
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[Latin] See Column. C. adiposa, see Fat-column, under Column. C. carnea, one of the muscular columns projecting from the inner surface of the ventricle of the heart, and including the Columnae (or Musculi) papillares, which have a free extremity to which are attached the chordae tendineae. C. nail, the free edge of the septum of the nose. Columns vaginae, see under Column.
By Alexander Duane