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carunculae

carunculae is the plural of caruncula.

Meaning of caruncula

Noun

caruncula (plural carunculae)

  1. Synonym of caruncle.
    • Even without mobilization of the bone, the median eyelid angle can be deplaced in the nasal direction. For this purpose, we inserted a heart-shaped cartilage implant, curved toward the caruncula.1982, Sherrell J. Aston, Albert Hornblass, Murray A. Meltzer, et al., editors, Third International Symposium of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Eye and Adnexa, Baltimore, MD: Williams &...
    Synonyms:
    caruncle

Questions about carunculae

What is carunculae the plural of?
Carunculae is the plural of caruncula.

Words near carunculae in the dictionary

  1. caruncle
  2. carunclectomies
  3. carunclectomy
  4. caruncles
  5. caruncula
  6. carunculae
  7. caruncular
  8. carunculate
  9. carunculated
  10. carunculation
  11. carunculations

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