- stigmal
- adjective see stigma
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stigmal
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stigmal — See stigma. * * * … Universalium
stigmal — stig·mal (stigґməl) stigmatic … Medical dictionary
stigmal — stig·mal … English syllables
stigmal — ˈstigməl adjective Etymology: stigma + al : of or relating to a stigma … Useful english dictionary
stigmal vein — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A short vein extending posteriorly from the costal margin of the wing; stigma … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
stigmal plate — noun : a chitinized often sculptured or punctate plate covering a respiratory opening in various insect larvae and in ticks … Useful english dictionary
stigmal vein — noun : a short vein extending obliquely from the stigma in various hymenopterous insects … Useful english dictionary
stigma — noun (plural stigmata or stigmas) Etymology: Latin stigmat , stigma mark, brand, from Greek, from stizein to tattoo more at stick Date: circa 1593 1. a. archaic a scar left by a hot iron ; brand b. a mark of shame or discredit … New Collegiate Dictionary
marginal veins — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A vein running along the front margin of a wing that gives off a stigmal vein … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
postmarginal vein — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The fore wing vein along the anterior margin, beyond where the stigmal vein arises … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
