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Definition of Caruncula

Caruncula
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 Caruncula from wikipedia

- 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...
- The paired submandibular glands (historically known as submaxillary glands) are major salivary glands located beneath the floor of the mouth. In adult...
- combs, snoods, and earlobes. The term caruncle is derived from Latin caruncula, the diminutive of carō, "flesh". Caruncles are carnosities, often of...
- (Montagu, 1818) Synonyms List Axinella cristagalli Maas, 1894 Halichondria caruncula (Bowerbank, 1858) Halichondria macularis Johnston, 1846 Halichondria sanguinea...
- A urethral caruncle is a benign cutaneous condition characterized by distal urethral lesions that are most commonly found in post-menopausal women. They...
- Crested fireback is a name for two species of pheasant in the genus Lophura. Bornean crested fireback (Lophura ignita) Malayan crested fireback (Lophura...
- up caruncle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Caruncle (from Latin: caruncula, 'wart') may refer to: Caruncle (bird anatomy), a small, fleshy excrescence...
- where in 1990 he wrote and directed the short film Caruncula. Novelist Ramsey Campbell called Caruncula "Not only a fine tribute to the Italian horror masters...
- cappari Beard, 2001 Neoseiulus caribbe**** (De Leon, 1965) Neoseiulus caruncula Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1979 Neoseiulus carverae (Schicha, 1993) Neoseiulus...
- The crestless firebacks (Lophura sp) are a group of two species of bird in the family Phasianidae. They are found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore...