conoid

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The fracture may take place through the attachment of the conoid and trapezoid ligaments, in which case the only symptoms are pain and tenderness at the seat of fracture, with impaired movement of the limb.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Thanks to the lateral point of the stone anvil, which served the part of the conoid bicorn, he was able to forge rings rude in shape but strong.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor

Schell records the case of a soldier who was wounded July 3, 1867, by a conoid ball from a Remington revolver of the Army pattern.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The stolen object is a globe; the object presented in exchange is an elliptical conoid studded with angular projections along the edge of the base.

From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Archimedes developed the proportions necessary for effecting this comparison, in his treatises on the sphere and cylinder, the spheroid and conoid, and in his work on the measure of the circle.

From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub