Definition of Caruncles. Meaning of Caruncles. Synonyms of Caruncles

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Definition of Caruncles

Caruncle
Caruncle Car"un*cle, Caruncula Ca*run"cu*la, n. [L. caruncula a little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh.] 1. (Anat.) A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye. 2. (Bot.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.

Meaning of Caruncles from wikipedia

- carcinoma of the urethra from urethral caruncles. Caruncles can grow back in some instances. Urethral caruncles can accompany the skin changes related...
- reaches ****ual maturity. Caruncles are also ornamental elements used by males to attract females to breeding. Having large caruncles or colorful bright ones...
- Look up caruncle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Caruncle (from Latin: caruncula, 'wart') may refer to: Caruncle (bird anatomy), a small, fleshy excrescence...
- glands are contained in the caruncle of the eye (lacrimal caruncle in medial canthus). As with all oil glands, lacrimal caruncles can become clogged, causing...
- 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 carunclessmall prominences on either side of the lingual frenulum along with...
- wattles and earlobes, which collectively are called caruncles.[citation needed] In turkeys, the caruncles are the fleshy nodules on the head and throat. Chicken...
- Euphorbiaceae is called caruncle (Latin caruncula "wart"). Seeds that have caruncles are carunculate; seeds that do not have caruncles are ecarunculate. A...
- skin which projects in front of the modified first dorsal fin rays, or caruncles. The metamorphosed females have no spines on the sphenotic, quadrate,...
- turkey ****ually displaying by showing the snood hanging over the beak, the caruncles hanging from the throat, and the 'beard' of small, black, stiff feathers...