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(lī'mən) 
n., pl., li·mens, or lim·i·na (lĭm'ə-nə).
The threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
n., pl., li·mens, or lim·i·na (lĭm'ə-nə).
The threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
[Latin līmen, threshold.]
liminal lim'i·nal (lĭm'ə-nəl) adj.
(lī'mən)
n., pl. li·mens or lim·i·na (lĭm'ə-nə).
n., pl. li·mens or lim·i·na (lĭm'ə-nə).
- The threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
- The external opening of a canal; an entrance.
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Pl. limina [L.] a threshold or boundary.
- insula l., l. insulae — the point at which the cortex of the insula is continuous with the cortex of the frontal lobe.
- l. pharyngoesophagaeum — a mucosal ridge where the pharynx becomes the esophagus.
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