canaliculus

[kan-l-ik-yuh-luhs]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

canaliculi 

1. a small canal or tubular passage, as in bone.

canaliculus

/ -ˌleɪt, ˌkænəˈlɪkjʊlɪt, ˌkænəˈlɪkjʊləs /

noun

1. a small channel, furrow, or groove, as in some bones and parts of plants

Other Word Forms

• canalicular adjective
• canaliculate adjective
• canaliculated adjective
• canaliculation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of canaliculus¹

1555–65; < Latin, equivalent to canāli ( s ) canal + -culus -cule ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of canaliculus¹

C16: from Latin: a little channel, from canālis _canal