innominate

[ ih-nom-uh-nit ]

adjective

1. having no name; nameless; anonymous.

innominate

/ ɪˈnɒmɪnɪt /

adjective

1. having no name; nameless
2. See anonymous
   a less common word for anonymous

Word History and Origins

Origin of innominate¹

First recorded in 1630–40, innominate is from the Late Latin word innōminātus unnamed. See in- ³, nominate

Example Sentences

The ischium (fig. 78, 9) is a wide flattened bone forming the posterior part of the innominate bone.

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The right and left innominate arteries arise from the aortic trunk and give rise to the common carotid and subclavian arteries.

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This was no London that he knew, this scented city of Spring, this tropic gloom, this mad innominate cavern that engorged them.

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Innominate aneurysm may be of the fusiform or of the sacculated variety, and is frequently associated with pouching of the aorta.

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The available operative measures are proximal ligation of the innominate, and distal ligation.

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Related Words

• anonymous
• nameless
• unidentified
• unknown
• unsigned
• unspecified