caruncle

n. 种阜, 肉冠, 肉阜 [医] 小阜, 肉阜

发音

UK /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/
UK /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kl̩/
UK /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/
UK /kəˈɹʌŋ.kl̩/
US /ˈkɛɹˌʌŋ.kəl/
US /ˈkæˌɹʌŋ.kəl/
US /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/

词形变化

caruncles 复数 caruncles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.

    医学 生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.

    医学
  3. 3.

    A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

caruncula

上位词 3

process appendage outgrowth

下位词 2

lappet wattle

相关短语

lacrimal caruncle

词源

Borrowed from Middle French caruncule, from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), diminutive of carō (“flesh”). Doublet of caruncula.

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