Definition of Lacuna

1. Noun. A blank gap or missing part.

Exact synonyms: Blank
Generic synonyms: Crack, Gap

2. Noun. An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
Exact synonyms: Caisson, Coffer
Generic synonyms: Panel

Definition of Lacuna

1. n. A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

Definition of Lacuna

1. an empty space or missing part [n -NAE or -NAS] : LACUNAL, LACUNARY, LACUNATE [adj]

Medical Definition of Lacuna

1. Small cavity or depression, for example: the space in bone where an osteoblast is found. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lacuna

Lactuca
Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa asparagina
Lactuca sativa capitata
Lactuca sativa crispa
Lactuca sativa longifolia
Lactuca scariola
Lactuca serriola
lactucic
lactucin
lactucone
lactulose
lacturamic
lactyl
lacuna (current term)
lacuna (current term)
lacunae
lacunae laterales
lacunal
lacunar
lacunar
lacunaria
lacunars
lacunary
lacunar abscess
lacunar amnesia
lacunar ligament
lacunar skull
lacunar state
lacunar tonsillitis

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