What's the difference between famular and hamular?

Famular


Definition:

  • (n.) Domestic; familiar.

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Hamular


Definition:

  • (a.) Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the sphenoid bone.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In monotremes the elements remain distinct and show specialised features, including a hamular cartilage in the ectopterygoid of one specimen of Ornithorhynchus.
  • (2) The hamular cartilage arises by chondrification within the ectopterygoid element and shows no sign of being a separate morphological entity, but must be regarded as a specialised feature associated with the architecture of the palatal musculature.
  • (3) Finish line modifications provide adjustability and facilitate relining in the hamular notch as changes in tissue contour dictate.

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