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stigmata

stig·ma·ta [ stig mtə, stígmətə ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
marks resembling crucifixion wounds: marks on the hands and feet resembling the wounds from Jesus Christ's crucifixion

Definition:
 
medicine 
Plural of  stigma (sense 3)


[Mid-17th century. < Greek, plural of stigma (see stigma)]
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