- Look up
caruncle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Caruncle (from Latin: caruncula, 'wart') may
refer to:
Caruncle (bird anatomy), a small,
fleshy excrescence...
- The
lacrimal caruncle, or
caruncula lacrimalis, is the small, pink,
globular nodule at the
inner corner (the
medial canthus) of the eye. It
consists of...
- Ceratiidae, the
warty sea devils,
caruncled seadevils or seadevils, are a
family of
marine ray-finned
fishes belonging to the
suborder Ceratioidei, the...
- A
caruncle is
defined as 'a small,
fleshy excrescence that is a
normal part of an animal's anatomy'.
Within this definition,
caruncles in
birds include...
- A
urethral caruncle is a
benign cutaneous condition characterized by
distal urethral lesions that are most
commonly found in post-menopausal women. They...
- A
wattle is a
fleshy caruncle hanging from
various parts of the head or neck in
several groups of
birds and mammals.
Caruncles in
birds include those...
-
crossed by the
lingual nerve, and
ultimately drain into the
sublingual caruncles –
small prominences on
either side of the
lingual frenulum along with...
-
Euphorbiaceae is
called caruncle (Latin
caruncula "wart").
Seeds that have
caruncles are carunculate;
seeds that do not have
caruncles are ecarunculate. A...
- person's neck, or the
wattle of a bird.
Dewlaps can be
considered as a
caruncle,
defined as "a small,
fleshy excrescence that is a
normal part of an animal's...
-
wattles and earlobes,
which collectively are
called caruncles.[citation needed] In turkeys, the
caruncles are the
fleshy nodules on the head and throat. Chicken...
