Meaning of punctum saliens | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The primordial heart in an embryo, appearing as a throbbing point.
   historical, uncountable
2. Starting point, source; gist.
   figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“The rudiments of the brain, eyes, punctum saliens, spinal cord, six vertebrae, shades of ribs, a dark knob at the cephalic extremity of spine, and an oval expansion at the caudal extremity.”

“In him we discover the punctum saliens of a principle which is the master spirit of animal and vegetable motion, the ruling power of chemical science, the governing influence of atmospheric composition, the presiding genius of respiration, […]”

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