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guttula

guttula noun: a droplet.

Noun

guttula (plural guttulae)

  1. (formal) A droplet.
    • The sputa, during pneumonorrhagia and peripneumony, is often yellow also, not from bile, but from the guttulæ of blood; […]1822, The Quarterly Journal of Foreign and British Medicine and Surgery, volume 4, page 341

Forms of guttula

pluralguttulae

Origin of guttula

Borrowed from Latin guttula.

Questions about guttula

What does guttula mean?
Guttula means a droplet.
What part of speech is guttula?
Guttula is a noun.
What is the plural of guttula?
The plural of guttula is guttulae.

Words near guttula in the dictionary

  1. guttling
  2. Guttman
  3. Guttmans
  4. guttocks
  5. gutts
  6. guttula
  7. guttulae
  8. guttulate
  9. guttule
  10. guttules
  11. guttulous

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