canaliculus
noun
a small canal or tubular passage, as in bone.
canalicular
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a word derived from
canaliculus.
Example Sentences
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They acquire special epithelial walls, and form the main trunks and network of smaller vessels found in animals with a canalicular vascular system, or the large sinus-like spaces characteristic of animals with a haemocoelic body-cavity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Rostrum small, conical, projecting, about half the length of the cell; lateral processes small, recurved at an angle, canalicular.
From the canalicular space they enter the lymphatics.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
More commonly from local lesions they enter the canalicular spaces of the connective tissue forming the framework of the genital canal, which is continuous with the subperitoneal connective tissue of the pelvis.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In P. catharina these organs are longer, more slender, infundibuliform, whilst in P. campanula they are shorter and thicker and the terminal cup is open on one side or canalicular.
