Definition of Caliculus

1. Noun. A small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp).

Exact synonyms: Calycle, Calyculus
Specialized synonyms: Eyecup, Optic Cup
Generic synonyms: Anatomical Structure, Bodily Structure, Body Structure, Complex Body Part, Structure
Derivative terms: Calicular, Calycular

Definition of Caliculus

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of calyculus) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Caliculus

1. A bud-shaped or cup-shaped structure, resembling the closed calyx of a flower. Synonym: calycle, calyculus. Origin: L. Dim. From G. Kalyx, the cup of a flower (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caliculus

caliciviruses
calicle
calicles
calico
calico aster
calico bush
calico cat
calico cats
calico crab
calicoes
calicoplasty
calicos
calicotomy
calicular
caliculi
caliculus (current term)
caliculus gustatorius
calid
calidity
caliduct
caliducts
caliectasis
calif
califate
califates
california group viruses
californidine
californite
californium

Literary usage of Caliculus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aur. Cor. Celsus on Medicine: In Eight Books, Latin and English by Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Leonardo Targa, Alexander Lee, Johan Rode (1831)
"Ac si cetera defecerunt, caliculus quo- que aut ... Ac si cetera defecerunt, queque caliculus aut pulta- ..."

2. Guelph Fauna in the State of New York by John Mason Clarke, Rudolf Ruedemann (1903)
"... caliculus Hall. Unfortunately in nearly all specimens the internal ... differs from E. caliculus in the coarser and more prominent costae and the ..."

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