ANNULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does annular mean? 

• ANNULAR (adjective)
  The adjective ANNULAR has 1 sense:

1. shaped like a ring

  Familiarity information: ANNULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANNULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shaped like a ring

Synonyms:

annular; annulate; annulated; circinate; doughnut-shaped; ring-shaped; ringed

Similar:

rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)

 Context examples 

Mutation of the gene is associated with bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, ichthyosis hystrix Curth-Macklin type, palmoplantar keratoderma non-epidermolytic, ichthyosis annular epidermolytic and palmoplantar keratoderma striate type 3.

(KRT1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An annular transitional zone, approximately 1 mm wide, between the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva and sclera.

(Corneoscleral Limbus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)