Caruncula

//kəˈɹʌŋ.kjəl.ə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds wordnet

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carunclecaruncle

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"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”). Doublet of caruncle.

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