Medical Definition of Rudimentum

1. 1. That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning. "but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes The monarchies of the earth." (Milton) "the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape." (I. Taylor) 2. Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step. "This boy is forest-born, And hath been tutored in the rudiments of many desperate studies." (Shak) "There he shall first lay down the rudiments Of his great warfare." (Milton) 3. An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed. Origin: L. Rudimentum, fr. Rudis unwrought, ignorant, rude: cf. F. Rudiment. See Rude. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rudimentum

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rudesbies
rudesby
rudest
rudie
rudies
rudiment
rudiment
rudimenta
rudimental
rudimentarily
rudimentariness
rudimentary
rudimentary
rudiments
rudimentum (current term)
rudimentum hippocampi
rudish
rudistes
rudmasday
Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel
Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Karl Bultmann
Rudolf Karl Virchow
Rudolf Ludwig Mossbauer
Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Serkin
Rudolf Virchow

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