Anat. and Phys. Pl. -æ. [L.] A column or pillar; a name given to many parts of the body: see COLUMN 8.
1758. Anat. Dialogues (ed. 2), 159. Their [the Ventricles] most considerable eminences are thick fleshy productions called columnæ.
1842. E. Wilson, Anat. Vade M., 445. The septum between the openings of the nostrils is called the columna.
1879. T. Bryant, Pract. Surg., II. 16. The fixing of the columna having been accomplished, the edges of the lip must be neatly brought together.
b. Formerly also = COLUMN 7 q.v.
