First Known Use: 1846
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loculus
noun loc·u·lus \ˈlä-kyə-ləs\
plural loc·u·li\-ˌlī, -ˌlē\
Definition of LOCULUS
: a small chamber or cavity especially in a plant or animal body
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Origin of LOCULUS
New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of locus
Medical Dictionary
loculus
noun loc·u·lus \ˈläk-yə-ləs\
plural loc·u·li \-ˌlī also -ˌlē\
Medical Definition of LOCULUS
: a small chamber or cavity especially in a plant or animal body <the medullary cavity was opened up…it was curetted out and the various loculi joined—Lancet>
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