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語源

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + New Latin -ion, a diminutive suffix.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiliˌɑn/

名詞

thelion (複数形 thelions)

1. (rare) The tip or peak of a nipple.

使用する際の注意点

This word seems to have had very limited usage, and appears to only be documented in Webster's Third NID. It is not in current usage in the medical field, where the Latin word papilla is the standard term.

関連する語

• thelitis
• thelium

参照

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, 1961

アナグラム

• hot line, hotline, neolith, theolin