First Known Use: circa 1839
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canaliculus
noun can·a·lic·u·lus \ˌka-nə-ˈli-kyə-ləs\
plural can·a·lic·u·li\-ˌlī, -ˌlē\
Definition of CANALICULUS
: a minute canal in a bodily structure
— can·a·lic·u·lar \-lər\ adjective
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Origin of CANALICULUS
Latin, diminutive of canalis
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canaliculus
noun can·a·lic·u·lus \-yə-ləs\
plural can·a·lic·u·li \-ˌlī, -ˌlē\
Medical Definition of CANALICULUS
: a minute canal in a bodily structure: as a : one of the hairlike channels ramifying a haversian system in bone and linking the lacunae with one another and with the haversian canal b : one of the narrow spaces between cells in the anastomosing cords of cells that make up a liver lobule
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