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HIATUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
Synonyms:
foramen; hiatus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hiatus" is a kind of...):
gap; opening (an open or empty space in or between things)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hiatus"):
foramen of Monro; interventricular foramen; Monro's foramen (the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere)
foramen magnum (the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hiatus" is a kind of...):
piece (an artistic or literary composition)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Synonyms:
abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hiatus" is a kind of...):
break; interruption (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hiatus"):
defervescence (abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature)
remission; remittal; subsidence (an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease))
