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filum
[ fahy-luhm ]
noun
, plural fi·la [fahy, -l, uh].
- a threadlike structure; filament.
filum
/ ˈfaɪləm /
noun
- anatomy any threadlike structure or part
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Word History and Origins
Origin of filum1
1855–60; < Latin: a thread, filament, fiber
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Word History and Origins
Origin of filum1
Latin: thread, cord, fibre
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Example Sentences
Cui filum sericum circumligatum, et sigillum cancellari impressum erat.
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Of this division there seems to be only one small fragment, the Filum Labyrinthi, consisting of but two or three pages.
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Quidam commendant tanquam specificum, ad Anginam filum purpureum cum quo strangulata fuit vipera, si collo circumdetur.
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This thread, the filum labyrinthi, is the new method of induction.
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Suppose you were to put a groin out here, would not the filum fluminis be cast abruptly off across the channel?
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