malpighian stigma

n.

Any of the points where the smaller veins of the spleen enter the larger veins.

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Nearby words

mesonephric fold, mesonephric ridge, mesonephroma, mesonephros, mesoneuritis, malpighian stigma, mesopeak, mesopelagic, mesopelagic zone, mesopexy, mesophil

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