- canaliculus
- noun (plural canaliculi) Etymology: Latin, diminutive of canalis Date: circa 1839 a minute canal in a bodily structure • canalicular adjective
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Canaliculus — [lateinisch »kleine Röhre«, »kleiner Kanal«] der, /...li, Anatomie: kleiner Körperkanal, z. B. Canaliculus chordae tympani, Kanälchen vom Fazialiskanal zur Paukenhöhle … Universal-Lexikon
Canaliculus — Can a*lic u*lus, n.; pl. {Canaliculi}. [L.] (Anat.) A minute canal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canaliculus — [kan΄ə lik′yo͞oləs] n. pl. canaliculi [kan΄ə lik′yo͞olī΄] [L, dim. of canalis, groove: see CANAL] Anat. Biol. a very small groove, or canal, as in bone … English World dictionary
Canaliculus — A canaliculus is an anatomical term used to describe a small passageway.Examples include:*Canaliculus (bone), a small channel found in ossified bone *Canaliculus (parietal cell), an adaptation found on gastric parietal cells *The lacrimal… … Wikipedia
Canaliculus — Ca|na|li|cu|lus [...kulus] der; , ...li <aus lat. canaliculus, Verkleinerungsform von canalis, vgl. ↑Canalis> kleiner Körperkanal (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Canaliculus — kanaliukas statusas T sritis histologija, ląstelių chemija, histologinė chemija, audinių kultūra atitikmenys: lot. Canaliculus ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tarpląstelinė medžiaga … Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai
Canaliculus — kanaliukas statusas T sritis histologija atitikmenys: lot. Canaliculus ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tarpląstelinė medžiaga … Medicininės histologijos ir embriologijos vardynas
canaliculus for chorda tympani — canaliculus chordae tympani [TA] a small canal that opens off the facial canal just before its termination, transmitting the chorda tympani nerve into the tympanic cavity; called also Civinini canal … Medical dictionary
Canaliculus (parietal cell) — A canaliculus is an adaptation found on gastric parietal cells. It is a deep infolding, or little channel, which serves to increase the surface area, eg for secretion. The membrane of parietal cells is dynamic; the numbers of canaliculi rise and… … Wikipedia
canaliculus cochleae — [TA] cochlear canaliculus a small canal in the petrous part of the temporal bone that interconnects the scala tympani of the internal ear with the subarachnoid space; it houses the perilymphatic duct and a small vein. Called also aqueduct of… … Medical dictionary
canaliculus vestibuli — [TA] vestibular canaliculus: a small canal extending from the vestibule of the internal ear to the posterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone; it houses the vestibular aqueduct … Medical dictionary
