innominate
Americanadjective
adjective
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having no name; nameless
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a less common word for anonymous
Etymology
Origin of innominate
First recorded in 1630–40, innominate is from the Late Latin word innōminātus unnamed. See in- 3, nominate
Example Sentences
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A probe passed along the aorta into the innominate protruded into the same cavity about the bifurcation of the vessel.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
When fully ossified, the arch usually consists of three principal bones on each side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are often closely united in the adult, forming the innominate bone.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg
The first group are canonically innominate and authors adopt various titles for the personages involved.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
The branches for the head, neck and upper limbs arise as three large arteries from the transverse part of the aorta; they are named innominate, left common carotid and left subclavian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
Aneurysm near the origin has to be diagnosed from subclavian, innominate, and aortic aneurysm, and from other swellings—solid or fluid—met with in the neck.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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