notum

American

[noh-tuhm] / ˈnoʊ təm /

noun

plural

nota

a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.

notum British

/ ˈnəʊtəm /

noun

a cuticular plate covering the dorsal surface of a thoracic segment of an insect

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Other Word Forms

notal adjective

Etymology

Origin of notum

1875–80; < New Latin < Greek nôton the back

Example Sentences

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Notum is required for neural and head induction via Wnt deacylation, oxidation, and inactivation.

From Nature

Notum deacylates Wnt proteins to suppress signalling activity.

From Nature

Petersen, C. P. & Reddien, P. W. Polarized notum activation at wounds inhibits Wnt function to promote planarian head regeneration.

From Nature

Roberts-Galbraith, R. H. & Newmark, P. A. Follistatin antagonizes Activin signaling and acts with Notum to direct planarian head regeneration.

From Nature

The remark written by a shivering monk in a set of nonsense verses may well stand as the plaint of half the nunneries of England: Haec abbathia ruit, hoc notum sit tibi, Christe, Intus et extra pluit, terribilis est locus iste.

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