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• punctum go
  (anatomy) a point or small area
  
• blind spot, optic disc, optic disk go
  the point where the optic nerve enters the retina
  
• navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, belly button, omphalos, omphalus go
  a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
  
• McBurney's point go
  a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus
  
• node go
  (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
  
• antinode go
  (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system
  
• beginning, source, origin, root, rootage go
  the place where something begins, where it springs into being
  
• celestial point go
  a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
  
• center, centre, midpoint go
  a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
  
• trichion, crinion go
  point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead
  
• chokepoint go
  a point of congestion or blockage
  
• corner go
  the point where two lines meet or intersect
  
• crossing go
  a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
  
• focus go
  a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
  
• geographic point, geographical point go
  a point on the surface of the Earth
  
• ground zero go
  the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon
  
• hot spot, hotspot go
  a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
  
• midair go
  some point in the air
  
• abutment go
  point of contact between two objects or parts
  
• position, place go
  the particular portion of space occupied by something
  
• position go
  the appropriate or customary location
  
• pressure point go
  any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point
  
• position, military position go
  a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
  
• corner go
  the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
  
• spot, place, topographic point go
  a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  
• vanishing point go
  the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist
  
• focus, focal point go
  a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
  
• hilum go
  the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
  
• focus, focal point, nidus go
  a central point or locus of an infection in an organism