canaliculus

canaliculus
n.; pl. canaliculi
a small channel or canal. Canaliculi occur, for example, in compact bone, linking lacunae containing bone cells. Bile canaliculi are minute channels within the liver that transport bile to the bile duct. Lacrimal canaliculi drain tears into the lacrimal sac (see lacrimal apparatus).

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  • Canaliculus —   [lateinisch »kleine Röhre«, »kleiner Kanal«] der, /...li, Anatomie: kleiner Körperkanal, z. B. Canaliculus chordae tympani, Kanälchen vom Fazialiskanal zur Paukenhöhle …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Canaliculus — Can a*lic u*lus, n.; pl. {Canaliculi}. [L.] (Anat.) A minute canal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • canaliculus — [kan΄ə lik′yo͞oləs] n. pl. canaliculi [kan΄ə lik′yo͞olī΄] [L, dim. of canalis, groove: see CANAL] Anat. Biol. a very small groove, or canal, as in bone …   English World dictionary

  • Canaliculus — A canaliculus is an anatomical term used to describe a small passageway.Examples include:*Canaliculus (bone), a small channel found in ossified bone *Canaliculus (parietal cell), an adaptation found on gastric parietal cells *The lacrimal… …   Wikipedia

  • Canaliculus — Ca|na|li|cu|lus [...kulus] der; , ...li <aus lat. canaliculus, Verkleinerungsform von canalis, vgl. ↑Canalis> kleiner Körperkanal (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Canaliculus — kanaliukas statusas T sritis histologija, ląstelių chemija, histologinė chemija, audinių kultūra atitikmenys: lot. Canaliculus ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tarpląstelinė medžiaga …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • Canaliculus — kanaliukas statusas T sritis histologija atitikmenys: lot. Canaliculus ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tarpląstelinė medžiaga …   Medicininės histologijos ir embriologijos vardynas

  • canaliculus for chorda tympani — canaliculus chordae tympani [TA] a small canal that opens off the facial canal just before its termination, transmitting the chorda tympani nerve into the tympanic cavity; called also Civinini canal …   Medical dictionary

  • Canaliculus (parietal cell) — A canaliculus is an adaptation found on gastric parietal cells. It is a deep infolding, or little channel, which serves to increase the surface area, eg for secretion. The membrane of parietal cells is dynamic; the numbers of canaliculi rise and… …   Wikipedia

  • canaliculus cochleae — [TA] cochlear canaliculus a small canal in the petrous part of the temporal bone that interconnects the scala tympani of the internal ear with the subarachnoid space; it houses the perilymphatic duct and a small vein. Called also aqueduct of… …   Medical dictionary

  • canaliculus vestibuli — [TA] vestibular canaliculus: a small canal extending from the vestibule of the internal ear to the posterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone; it houses the vestibular aqueduct …   Medical dictionary

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