"terma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: termas [plural]
Etymology: From Tibetan གཏེར་མ (gter ma, “hidden treasure”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bo|གཏེར་མ|t=hidden treasure}} Tibetan གཏེར་མ (gter ma, “hidden treasure”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} terma (plural termas)
  1. Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions.
    Sense id: en-terma-en-noun-tKyGFM~a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə/
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} terma
  1. (anatomy) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-terma-en-noun-vPUnaM~0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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