What's the difference between pyxidium and pyxis?

Pyxidium


Definition:

  • (n.) A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane.
  • (n.) The theca of mosses.

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Pyxis


Definition:

  • (n.) A box; a pyx.
  • (n.) A pyxidium.
  • (n.) The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The Pyxis Medstation system was implemented on two nursing units at a 1000-bed tertiary-care referral hospital.

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