an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
1615–25; < New Latin; Latin mōns mountain, hill; see mount 2
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Mons and her colleagues studied how EVG7 affects C. difficile infections in mice.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
Eléonore Vercurysse and Sylvain Gabriele from the University of Mons in Belgium observed this phenomenon while investigating keratocytes and their wound-healing features within different geometrical patterns.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024
The 87-year-old Pontiff, who was taken to a Roman hospital on Wednesday for diagnostic testing after having to cancel some public audiences, handed his speech to his aide, Mons.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Molten basalt is runnier than recycled magma and spreads out into broad “shield” volcanoes like Mars’s Olympus Mons.
From National Geographic • Oct. 12, 2023
The tallest of which is named Olympus Mons.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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