Lacunar
/ləˈku.nɚ/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit.
- 2 an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome wordnet
- 3 A ceiling containing panels of this kind.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to a lacuna. not-comparable
"Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared."
Synonyms
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More examples"Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared."
Etymology
From lacuna + -ar.