Definition of canaliculus in US English:
canaliculus
nounPlural canaliculi ˌkanəˈlikyələsˌkanəˈlikyələs
Anatomy A small channel or duct.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some posit that it crosses the membrane at the channel periphery or traverses the canaliculus.
- The lacrimal drainage apparatus consists of the puncta on the upper lid and the lower lid, the canaliculi, the common canaliculus, the lacrimal sac, and the nasolacrimal duct.
- Close inspection of the scans revealed an enlarged inferior tympanic canaliculus, an absent vertical carotid canal, a vascular prominence over the promontory and a normal horizontal intrapetrous carotid canal.
- PPIs are lipophilic weak bases that cross the parietal cell membrane and enter the acidic parietal cell canaliculus.
- The first step is to cannulate each canaliculus using a lacrimal duct probe.
Derivatives
adjective -ˈikyələr
Anatomy Elastin synthesis is increased during the canalicular and saccular stage of fetal development and reaches a peak during alveolarization in the neonatal stage.
Example sentencesExamples
- The two extremes of the spectrum, canalicular adenoma and myoepithelioma, are represented by exclusive luminal cell and myoepithelial cell differentiation, respectively.
- Excess of these metabolites in the urine in obstetric cholestasis may be related to malfunction of biliary canalicular transporters normally responsible for their secretion from hepatocytes into bile.
- There was some cytoplasmic and canalicular bile formation.
- Four histologic types are recognized: total, canalicular, exocrine, and endocrine heterotopia.