| rostrate | Having a beak or hook. Origin: L. Rostratus (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rostrate pelvis | A pelvic deformity in osteomalacia; the pressure of the trunk on the sacrum and lateral pressure of the femoral heads produce a pelvic aperture that is three-cornered or has the shape of a heart or cloverleaf, while the pubic bone becomes beak-shaped. Synonym: beaked pelvis, rostrate pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rostrated | 1. Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate. 2. Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys. Origin: L. Rostratus, fr. Rostrum a beak. See Rostrum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |