tori
nounnounattested in dialogue
- //ˈtɔ.ɹaɪ//
A protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog).
noun
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A protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog).
While there is a hereditary component to tori, this does not explain all cases. Tori tend to appear more frequently during middle age of life; the torus palatinus is more commonly observed in females, but this is not the case with the torus mandibularis.
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Also a form of torusplural of torus
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tori (“nominative/vocative plural of torus”).
noun
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One who executes a technique against the training partner, or uke.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 取り, from 取る (toru, “take, pick up”).
tori · A protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog).
Tori · A diminutive of the female given name Victoria.torment · Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.tormented · Miserable or anguished, especially with anxiety or guilt.