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PUNCTUM SALIENS

\pˈʌŋktəm sˈe͡ɪli͡ənz], \pˈʌŋktəm sˈe‍ɪli‍ənz], \p_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_t_ə_m s_ˈeɪ_l_iə_n_z]\

Definitions of PUNCTUM SALIENS

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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The circumscribed expansion of the blood-vessel which is the primitive heart in the embryo.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The first moving point which makes its appearance after the fecundation of the germ. It has been generally, but erroneously, applied to the heart of the embryo.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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