canaliculus
noun
can·a·lic·u·lus
| \ ˌka-nə-ˈli-kyə-ləs
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plural canaliculi\ ˌka-nə-ˈli-kyə-ˌlī
, -ˌlē \
, -ˌlē \
Definition of canaliculus
: a minute canal in a bodily structure
Other Words from canaliculus
canalicular
\ ˌka-nə-ˈli-kyə-lər
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adjective
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adjective
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canaliculus
noun
can·a·lic·u·lus
| \ -yə-ləs
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plural canaliculi\ -ˌlī, -ˌlē
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Medical Definition of canaliculus
: a minute canal in a bodily structure: as
a
: one of the hairlike channels ramifying a haversian system in bone and linking the lacunae with one another and with the haversian canal
b
: one of the narrow spaces between cells in the anastomosing cords of cells that make up a liver lobule