canalicular

  • 81canaliculus — /kænəˈlɪkjələs/ (say kanuh likyuhluhs) noun (plural canaliculi /kænəˈlɪkjəli/ (say kanuh likyuhlee)) a small canal or tubular passage, as in bone. {Latin, diminutive of canālis channel. See canal} –canalicular, canaliculate, canaliculated,… …

  • 82canaliculate — [kan΄ə lik′yo͞olərkan΄ə lik′yo͞o lit, kan΄ə lik′yo͞olāt΄] adj. [L canaliculatus: see CANALICULUS] Biol. having a groove or grooves: also canaliculated [kan΄ə lik′yo͞olāt΄id] or canalicular [kan΄ə lik′yo͞olər] …

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  • 83canaliculus — noun a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants • Derivationally related forms: ↑canalicular • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel …

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  • 84can|a|lic|u|lar — «KAN uh LIHK yuh luhr», adjective. of or having to do with a canaliculus; resembling a canaliculus; minutely tubular: »... the special metamorphoses of the fibres into canalicular, or flattened cylindrical forms (Francis Bell) …

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