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nummular

American

[nuhm-yuh-ler] / ˈnʌm jə lər /

adjective

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

nummular skin lesions.

nummular British

/ ˈnʌmjʊlə /

adjective

shaped like a coin; disc-shaped; circular

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Etymology

Origin of nummular

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

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Of bad omen are intense hectic fever, incessant cough with abundant nummular sputa, copious perspirations, diarrhoea, breathing growing shorter and shorter, and extreme emaciation and debility.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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