Imperforate definition

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(medicine) Lacking a normal opening.

An imperforate anus.

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Having no holes or openings; unpierced.
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Having no opening; not perforated.
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(anat.) Lacking the normal opening.
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(medicine) Lacking a normal opening.

An imperforate anus.

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(philately) A postage stamp that has not been perforated.
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Not separated by rows of perforations.

Imperforate sheets of stamps.

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An imperforate stamp.
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An imperforate stamp.
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Having no opening; not perforated.
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Having a straight edge without perforations.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
imperforate
Plural:
imperforates

Imperforate Sentence Examples

  • In some corals the septa are solid imperforate plates of calcite, and their peripheral ends are either firmly welded together, or are united by interstitial pieces so as to form imperforate theca.

  • Occasionally the hymen is imperforate and then gives rise to trouble in menstruation.

  • In Coleochaete the oogonial wall is drawn out into a considerable tube, which is provided with an apical pore, and this tube has a somewhat similar appearance to the imperforate trichogyne of Florideae to be hereafter described.

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