Caruncle
11caruncle — n. fleshy growth (i.e. comb of a chicken) …
12caruncle — Anatomical name for the pink spot at the inner corner of each of the eyes. Also see iris, lens, pupil, retina, and sclera …
13caruncle — [ karəŋk(ə)l, kə rʌŋ ] noun 1》 a wattle of a bird such as a turkeycock. 2》 the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye. 3》 Botany a coloured waxy or oily outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle. Derivatives caruncular adjective Origin C16 …
14caruncle — car·un·cle …
15caruncle — car•un•cle [[t]ˈkær ʌŋ kəl, kəˈrʌŋ [/t]] n. 1) bot a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed 2) zool. a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl s comb • Etymology: 1605–15; < L caruncula small piece of flesh, dim. of… …
16caruncle — /ˈkærəŋkəl/ (say karuhngkuhl), /kəˈrʌŋkəl/ (say kuh rungkuhl) noun 1. Botany a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed. 2. Zoology a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl s comb. {Latin caruncula, diminutive of caro… …
17caruncle — n. fleshy outgrowth. ♦ caruncular, ♦ carunculous, a. ♦ carunculate, a. having caruncles …
18caruncle — n. 1 Zool. a fleshy excrescence, e.g. a turkeycock s wattles or the red prominence at the inner angle of the eye. 2 Bot. an outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle. Derivatives: caruncular adj. Etymology: obs. F f. L caruncula f. caro carnis… …
19Sublingual caruncle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = caruncula sublingualis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The mouth cavity. The apex of the tongue is turned upward, and on the right side a superficial dissection of its under surface has been made.… …
20Morgagni caruncle foramen etc. — Mor·ga·gni caruncle, foramen, etc. (mor gahґnye) [Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist, 1682–1771; professor at Padua, and the founder of pathological anatomy, whose clinicopathological reports were published in 1761… …
