canaliculus
noun
a small canal or tubular passage, as in bone.
canaliculi
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pluralof canaliculus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Osteons are cylindrical structures that contain a mineral matrix and living osteocytes connected by canaliculi, which transport blood.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The wavy lines seen between the lacunae are microchannels called canaliculi; they connect the lacunae to aid diffusion between the cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Microchannels called canaliculi radiate through the rings out from the central Haversian canal, connecting the lacunae together.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Radiating out in all directions from lacunae are small canals called canaliculi.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Michælis established the interesting fact, that on interrupting lactation in suckling guinea-pigs, in the course of a few days numerous eosinophil cells collect in the mammary glands, but not in the lumen of the canaliculi.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers
