unilocular

[yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler]

adjective Biology.

having or consisting of only one loculus, chamber, or cell.

Origin of unilocular

First recorded in 1745–55; uni- + locular

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Examples from the Web for unilocular

Historical Examples of unilocular

It may thus be unilocular or multilocular, one- or many-seeded.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3
Various
In this case the ovary is unilocular, and the placentas are parietal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5
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The cysts thus formed may be unilocular or multilocular, and intra-cystic papillary vegetations frequently grow from their walls.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles
Cysts may be simple, unilocular or multilocular, and may attain an enormous size.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7
Various
Unilocular, ū-ni-lok′ū-lar, adj. having but one loculus or cavity, as the heart of an amphioxus.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
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British Dictionary definitions for unilocular

unilocular

adjective

(esp of a plant ovary or anther) having or consisting of a single chamber or cavity

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unilocular in Medicine

unilocular

[yōō′nə-lŏk′yə-lər]

adj.

Having a single compartment or cavity; monolocular.