canaliculus

can·a·lic·u·lus

 (kăn′ə-lĭk′yə-ləs)

n. pl. can·a·lic·u·li (-lī′)

A small canal or duct in the body, such as the minute channels in compact bone.

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[Latin canāliculus, diminutive of canālis, conduit; see canal.]

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can′a·lic′u·lar (-lər) adj.

canaliculus

(ˌkænəˈlɪkjʊləs)

n, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ)

(Biology) a small channel, furrow, or groove, as in some bones and parts of plants

[C16: from Latin: a little channel, from canālis canal]

ˌcanaˈlicular, canaliculate, ˌcanaˈlicuˌlated adj

can•a•lic•u•lus

(ˌkæn lˈɪk yə ləs)

n., pl. -li (-ˌlaɪ)

a small tubular passage, as in bone.

[1555–65; < Latin, =canāli(s) canal + -culus -cule¹]

can`a•lic′u•lar, can`a•lic′u•late (-lɪt, -ˌleɪt) can`a•lic′u•lat`ed, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

canaliculus - a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"

Translations

can·a·lic·u·lus

n. canalículo, canal o pasaje diminuto;

biliary ___ → ___ biliar, entre las células del hígado;

lacrimal ___ → ___ lacrimal, lagrimal.