claustrum

/klaw-struhm, klou-/US // ˈklɔ strəm, ˈklaʊ- //

鸨母,幽浮,幽门,幽暗处

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural claus·tra [klaw-struh, klou-]. /ˈklɔ strə, ˈklaʊ-/. Anatomy.
- : barrier.

It is epitomised in the untranslatable epigram—Claustrum sine armario (est) quasi castrum sine armamentario.
Historiola, p. 24: "Capitulum quoque et claustrum, dormitorium et refectorium et infirmatorium, nihilominus dificari fecit."
The door of which I speak is described as "magnum ostium ecclesi sub campanili versus claustrum."
Claustrum: the structure uniting the wings in flight, whether by hooks, by a thickening of the margin, or by a jugum.
Claustrum, klaws′trum, n. a thin layer of gray matter in the substance of the hemispheres of the brain:—pl.