See Also: pentacrinoid(medicine)

eidouranion (iou) and pentacrinoid (medicine)


eidouranion (iou)



eidouranion noun.L18-E19.
[formed as EIDOPHUSIKON + ouranos heaven.]
A mechanical device that represented the motions of celestial objects.

pentacrinoid (medicine)


pentacrinoid
<zoology> An immature comatula when it is still attached by a stem, and thus resembles a Pentacrinus.

Origin: Pentacrinus.

Source: Websters Dictionary