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loc·ule L0225200 (lŏk′yo͞ol) or loc·u·lus (-yə-ləs)n. pl. loc·ules or loc·u·li (-lī′) A small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an animal or plant, as any of the cavities within a plant ovary. [Latin loculus, little place, diminutive of locus, place.]loc•ule (ˈlɒk yul) n. a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther. Also called loculus. [1885–90; < French < Latin loculus; see loculus] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | loculus - a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animalloculebodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body | Translationsloculus
loculus[′läk·yə·ləs] (biology) A small cavity or chamber. loculusIn ancient tombs, a recess for a sarcophagus or cinerary urn.loculus
loculus [lok´u-lus] (L.) 1. a small space or cavity.2. a local enlargement of the uterus in some mammals, containing an embryo. adj., adj loc´ular.loc·u·lus, pl. loc·u·li (lok'yū-lŭs, -lī), A small cavity or chamber. [L. dim. of locus, place] loc·u·lus, pl. loculi (lok'yū-lŭs, -lī) A small cavity or chamber. [L. dim. of locus, place]loculus
Synonyms for loculusnoun a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animalSynonymsRelated Words |