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Definition of Caruncle
1. Noun. An outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds.
Generic synonyms: Appendage, Outgrowth, Process
Specialized synonyms: Lappet, Wattle
Derivative terms: Caruncular, Carunculous, Caruncular
Definition of Caruncle
1. n. A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
Definition of Caruncle
1. Noun. A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy ¹
2. Noun. A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caruncle
1. a fleshy outgrowth [n -S]
Medical Definition of Caruncle
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Caruncle
Literary usage of Caruncle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"As a consequence of the suppuration, atrophy of the caruncle sometimes takes place.
... Chronic enlargement of the lacrymal caruncle and semilunar fold. ..."
2. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"The conjunctiva forming the semilunar fold, and investing the lachrymal caruncle
is the principal seat of this inflammation, which is in its nature very ..."
3. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1920)
"A review of the histories of patients with urethral caruncle who have been referred
for ... A few patients had no symptoms referable to the caruncle. ..."
4. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"The plica semilunaris and the caruncle which is situated upon it ... Sometimes the
little hairs which the caruncle always has upon it are so long as to ..."
5. Essentials of gynæcology: Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers by Edwin Bradford Cragin (1897)
"An irritable urethral caruncle is a deep red mass, very vascular and sensitive,
... Prolapse of the urethral mucous membrane may resemble a caruncle in ..."
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