pollex

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Latin word pollex comes from Latin polleo

polleo (Latin)

(of medicines) to be potent, to operate. To be rich in. To be strong or powerful; to prevail. To be worth; to have importance.

pollex (Latin)

A unit of distance, equivalent to approximately 24.6 mm; one uncia (see also: Ancient Roman units of measurement). Thumb.

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