nummular

[ nuhm-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. pertaining to coins or money; nummary.
2. having the shape of a coin; flat and circular or oval in form.
3. Pathology. composed of round, flat disks:

   nummular skin lesions.

nummular

/ ˈnʌmjʊlə /

adjective

1. shaped like a coin; disc-shaped; circular

Word History and Origins

Origin of nummular¹

1725–35; < Latin nummul ( ī ) petty cash, small change ( numm ( us ) coin + -ulī, plural of -ulus -ule ) + -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of nummular¹

C19: from Latin nummulus a small coin

Example Sentences

Nummular masses—circular, "coin-like" discs which sink in water—may be seen.

From Project Gutenberg

The patient continued to expectorate thick nummular and puriform sputa, as in the influenza.

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