Punctum

[Sarah]

A point. Punctum cæcum. Etym: [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Sameas Blind spot, under Blind.-- Punctum proximum, near point. See under Point.-- Punctum remotum, far point. See under Point.-- Punctum vegetationis Etym: [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.), theterminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growthoriginates.

[Sarah]

A concept from Roland Barthes' book Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography.

1. To wound.
2. Denoting the wounding, personally touching detail which establishes a direct relationship with the object or person within it.