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caruncle
ca·run·cle C0134700 (kə-rŭng′kəl, kăr′ŭng′-)n.1. Biology A fleshy naked outgrowth, such as a fowl's wattles.2. Botany An outgrowth or appendage at or near the hilum of certain seeds, as of the castor-oil plant.
[Obsolete French caruncule, from Latin caruncula, diminutive of carō, flesh; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
ca·run′cu·lar (-kyə-lər) adj.ca·run′cu·late (-lĭt, -lāt′), ca·run′cu·lat′ed (-lā′tĭd) adj.caruncle (ˈkærəŋkəl; kəˈrʌŋ-) n1. (Zoology) a fleshy outgrowth on the heads of certain birds, such as a cock's comb2. (Botany) an outgrowth near the hilum on the seeds of some plants3. (Pathology) any small fleshy mass in or on the body, either natural or abnormal[C17: from obsolete French caruncule, from Latin caruncula a small piece of flesh, from carō flesh] caruncular, caˈrunculous adj carunculate, caˈruncuˌlated adjcar•un•cle (ˈkær ʌŋ kəl, kəˈrʌŋ-)
n. 1. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed. 2. a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl's comb. [1605–15; < Latin caruncula small piece of flesh, diminutive of carō, s. carn- flesh; for suffix, see carbuncle] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  caruncle - an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seedscarunculaappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"lappet, wattle - a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards |
Translationscaruncle
caruncle[′ka‚rəŋ·kəl] (anatomy) Any normal or abnormal fleshy outgrowth, such as the comb and wattles of fowl or the mass in the inner canthus of the eye. (botany) A fleshy outgrowth developed from the seed coat near the hilum in some seeds, such as the castor bean. caruncle
caruncle [kar´ung-k'l] a small fleshy eminence, often abnormal.hymenal c's small elevations of mucous membrane around the vaginal opening, being relics of the ruptured hymen" >hymen; called also myrtiform caruncles.lacrimal caruncle the red eminence at the medial angle of the eye.myrtiform c's hymenal caruncles.sublingual caruncle an eminence on either side of the frenulum of the tongue (frenulum linguae), on which the major duct of the sublingual gland and the duct of the submandibular gland open.urethral caruncle a small, polyploid, red growth on the mucous membrane of the female urinary meatus, sometimes causing difficulty in urination.ca·run·cle (kar'ŭng-kil), [TA] A small, fleshy protuberance, or any structure suggesting such a shape. Synonym(s): caruncula (1) [TA]caruncle (kə-rŭng′kəl, kăr′ŭng′-)n.1. Biology A fleshy naked outgrowth, such as a fowl's wattles.2. Botany An outgrowth or appendage at or near the hilum of certain seeds, as of the castor-oil plant.
ca·run′cu·lar (-kyə-lər) adj.ca·run′cu·late (-lĭt, -lāt′), ca·run′cu·lat′ed (-lā′tĭd) adj.caruncle Anatomy A fleshy bump of mucocutaneous tissue–eg, the carunculae hymenales, the residua of a torn hymen; carucula lacrimalis, the reddish bump on the medial angle of the eye; carunculae sublinguaes, the bumps on either side of the frenulum, at the tops of which are the orifices of the sublingual salivary glandca·run·cu·la, pl. carunculae (kă-rŭng'kyū-lă, -lē) [TA] A small, fleshy protuberance, or similarly shaped structure.
Synonym(s): caruncle. [L. a small fleshy mass, fr. caro, flesh]caruncle 1. A small fleshy protuberance which may be normal or abnormal depending on its location. 2. The small body at the inner corner of each eye. caruncle - a small, fleshy swelling, such as the lacrimal caruncle which is the red prominance at the inner corner of the eye.
- a wart-like growth present on the seeds of some ANGIOSPERMS, such as the castor oil plant, near to the MICROPYLE. The seed caruncle has two functions:
- to aid imbibition of water during germination;
- to make the seed more attractive to birds and thus aid in dispersal.
ca·run·cle (kar'ŭng-kĕl) [TA] Small, fleshy protuberance. caruncle
Related to caruncle: lacrimal caruncle, sublingual caruncleSynonyms for carunclenoun an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seedsSynonymsRelated Words- appendage
- outgrowth
- process
- lappet
- wattle
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