| magnum | 1. A large wine bottle. "They passed the magnum to one another freely. (Sir W. Scott). 2. <anatomy> A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone. Origin: Neut. Sing. Of L. Magnus great. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| cochleare magnum | A tablespoonful. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| os magnum | Enlarged or swollen at tip, gathered into a mass at apex, as compound stigma, a knoblike stigma terminating a style. (09 Oct 1997) |
| foramen magnum | <anatomy> The large hole at the base of the skull which allows passage of the spinal cord. (12 Dec 1998) |