truncus English

Meaning truncus meaning

What does truncus mean?

truncus noun

— (biology) The thorax of an insect.

— (medicine) The trunk (torso) of the human body or other animal body.

— (medicine) An arterial trunk, such as the truncus arteriosus.

— (geometry) A curve in the Cartesian plane consisting of all points (x,y) satisfying an equation of the form f(x) = {a \over (x + b)^2} + c where a, b, and c are given constants.