lacuna
pronunciation
How to pronounce lacuna in British English:
UK [ləˈkju:nə]
How to pronounce lacuna in American English:
US [ləˈkjunə]
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- Noun:
- a blank gap or missing part
- an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
Word Origin
- lacuna
- lacuna: see lake
- lacuna (n.)
- "blank or missing portion in a manuscript," 1660s, from Latin lacuna "hole, pit," diminutive of lacus "pond, lake" (see lake (n.1)). The Latin plural is lacunae. Related: Lacunal; lacunar; lacunose.
Example
- 1. Objective the clinical characteristics of lacuna encephalon infarction was analysis .
- 2. Repair immediately when the lacuna is discovered .
- 3. Determine the effect of bbc-containing serum on absorption of lacuna formed by oc in osteoblast and osteoclast co-culture system by toluidine blue staining .
- 4. To explore whether there is insulin resistance in patients with cerebral lacuna infarction ( cli ) .
- 5. Objective to investigate the clinical value of transcranial doppler ( tcd ) in cerebral lacuna infarct .