| ACICULUMS | • aciculums n. Plural of aciculum. • ACICULUM n. (Latin) a bristlelike part. |
| CALYCULUS | • calyculus n. (Zoology) Any cup-shaped structure. • calyculus n. (Botany, Britain) A group of bracts resembling an outer calyx. • CALYCULUS n. a small, cup-shaped structure. |
| CUBICULUM | • cubiculum n. A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house. • cubiculum n. A small room carved out of the wall of a catacomb, used as mortuary chapels, and in Roman times, for… • CUBICULUM n. (Latin) a burial chamber. |
| FLOCCULUS | • flocculus n. A small fluffy tuft. • flocculus n. (Anatomy) Either of two small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum. • flocculus n. (Astronomy) A marking on the surface of the sun associated with a solar prominence. |
| FUNICULUS | • funiculus n. (Anatomy) Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres… • funiculus n. (Botany) A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta. • FUNICULUS n. (Latin) the umbilical cord. |
| INOCULUMS | • inoculums n. Plural of inoculum. • INOCULUM n. (Latin) the material used in an inoculation. |
| OPERCULUM | • operculum n. (Zoology) A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover. • operculum n. (Botany) The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal… • operculum n. (Dentistry) A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth. |
| OPUSCULUM | • opusculum n. An opuscule; a short work. • OPUSCULUM n. a short work, also OPUSCLE, OPUSCULE. |
| PEDICULUS | • pediculus n. A louse (of the family Pediculidae), especially Pediculus humanus. • Pediculus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pediculidae – certain sucking lice. • PEDICULUS n. (Latin) any member of the louse genus. |
| RETICULUM | • reticulum n. (Biology) A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that… • reticulum n. A pattern of interconnected objects. • reticulum n. (Zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant. |
| SAECULUMS | • saeculums n. Plural of saeculum. • SAECULUM n. (Latin) an astronomical or geological age, also SECULUM. |
| SPECULUMS | • speculums n. Plural of speculum. • SPECULUM n. (Latin) a medical instrument. |
| TENACULUM | • tenaculum n. A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook attached to a handle; used mainly for taking up arteries and the like. • TENACULUM n. (Latin) a surgical hook or forceps. |
| UTRICULUS | • utriculus n. (Biology, anatomy, botany) Alternative form of utricle. • UTRICULUS n. (Latin) a saclike cavity in the inner ear, also UTRICLE. |
| VASCULUMS | • vasculums n. Plural of vasculum. • VASCULUM n. (Latin) a box used to hold plant specimens. |
| VINCULUMS | • vinculums n. Plural of vinculum. • VINCULUM n. (Latin) a horizontal line placed above a part of an equation, etc., equivalent to brackets. |