Canaliculus

Definition: Canaliculus

Canaliculus

Noun

1. A small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants.

Etymology: Canaliculus \Can`a*lic"u*lus\, noun; plural Canaliculi. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Health	A membranous duct for tear drainage, leading from a lacrimal punctum at the eyelid margin and ending at the sinus of Maier. (references)
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Crosswords: Canaliculus

English words defined with "canaliculus": canalicular, Canaliculi. (references)

Specialty definitions using "canaliculus": lacrimal canaliculus. (references)

"Canaliculus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Canaliculus" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	3	202,518

Expression using "canaliculus": lacrimal canaliculus. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "canaliculus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏قنية (ductile). (various references)

Danish		canaliculus tympanicus (canaliculus for tympanic nerve, canaliculus of the minor superficial petrous nerve, Jacobson canal), canaliculus mastoideus (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), canaliculus lacrimalis (lacrimal canaliculus), canaliculus cochlea (cochlear canaliculus), canaliculus chordae tympani (anterior canaliculus for chorda tympani), taarekanal (lacrimal canaliculus). (various references)

Dutch		canaliculus tympanicus (canaliculus for tympanic nerve, canaliculus of the minor superficial petrous nerve, Jacobson canal), canaliculus mastoideus (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), canaliculus lacrimalis (lacrimal canaliculus), canaliculus cochleae (cochlear canaliculus), canaliculus chordae tympani (anterior canaliculus for chorda tympani), traankanaaltje (lacrimal canaliculus), slakkenhuiskanaaltje (cochlear canaliculus), rotsbeenkanaaltje (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), ductus lacrimalis (lacrimal canaliculus). (various references)

French		conduit lacrymal (lacrimal canaliculus), canal cochléaire (cochlear canaliculus), canal de Jacobson (canaliculus for tympanic nerve, Jacobson canal), canal du petit nerf pétreux superficiel (canaliculus of the minor superficial petrous nerve), canal d'union (lacrimal canaliculus), canal mastoidien (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), canal postérieur de la corde (anterior canaliculus for chorda tympani), canal tympanique (canaliculus for tympanic nerve, Jacobson canal), canalicule lacrymal (lacrimal canaliculus), canalicule pétreux inférieur (canaliculus of the minor superficial petrous nerve), ouverture tympanique du canalicule tympanique (tympanic aperture of tympanic canaliculus), aqueduc du limaçon (cochlear canaliculus), orifice supérieur du canalicule tympanique (superior aperture of tympanic canaliculus), orifice tympanique du canalicule de la corde (tympanic aperture of chordal canaliculus), orifice vestibulaire du canalicule vestibulaire (vestibulary aperture of vestibular canaliculus), ouverture externe de l'aqueduc du limaçon (external aperture of canaliculus of cochlea), ouverture inférieure du canal tympanique (inferior aperture of tympanic canaliculus), ouverture intérieure du canal du nerf petit pétreux superficiel (internal aperture of canaliculus of nerve petrosal superficial lesser), ouverture labyrinthique de l'aqueduc du limaçon (labyrinthic aperture of canaliculus of cochlea), ouverture tympanique canalicule du nerf petit pétreux superficiel (tympanic aperture of canaliculus of lesser petrosal superficial nerve), limaçon membraneux (cochlear canaliculus). (various references)

German		Canaliculus cochleae (cochlear canaliculus), Canaliculus chordae tympani (anterior canaliculus for chorda tympani), Canaliculus lacrimalis (lacrimal canaliculus), Canaliculus mastoideus (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), Canaliculus nervi petrosi superficialis minoris (canaliculus of the minor superficial petrous nerve), Canaliculus tympanicus (canaliculus for tympanic nerve, Jacobson canal), Cannalis innominatus (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), Apertura vestibularis canaliculi vestibuli (vestibulary aperture of vestibular canaliculus), Apertura externa canaliculi tympanici (inferior aperture of tympanic canaliculus), Apertura inferior canaliculi tympanici (inferior aperture of tympanic canaliculus), Apertura interna canaliculi nervi petrosi superficialis minoris (internal aperture of canaliculus of nerve petrosal superficial lesser, superior aperture of tympanic canaliculus), Apertura labyrinthica canaliculi cochleae (labyrinthic aperture of canaliculus of cochlea), Apertura superior canaliculi tympanici (superior aperture of tympanic canaliculus), Apertura tympanica canaliculi chordae tympani (tympanic aperture of chordal canaliculus), Arnold Kanal (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), Apertura tympanica canaliculi tympanici (tympanic aperture of tympanic canaliculus), Apertura externa canaliculi cochleae (external aperture of canaliculus of cochlea), Traenenkanaelchen (lacrimal canaliculus), Traenenroehrchen (lacrimal canaliculus), Schneckenkanaelchen (cochlear canaliculus), Paukenhoehlenkanaelchen (canaliculus for tympanic nerve, Jacobson canal), Ductus lacrimales (lacrimal canaliculus), Ductuli lacrimales (lacrimal canaliculus), Apertura tympanica canaliculi nervi petrosi superficialis minoris (tympanic aperture of canaliculus of lesser petrosal superficial nerve). (various references)

Greek		κοχλιακός πόρος (cochlear canaliculus, ductus cochlearis, membranous cochlea), σωληνάριον του JACOBSON,τυμπανικόν σωληνάριον (canaliculus for tympanic nerve, Jacobson canal), μαστοειδές τρήμα (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), πρόσθιος λεπιδοτυμπανική σχισμή (anterior canaliculus for chorda tympani), αύλαξ του ελάσσονος επιπολής λιθώδους νεύρου (canaliculus of the minor superficial petrous nerve), δακρυϊκός πόρος (lacrimal canaliculus). (various references)

Pig Latin		analiculuscay

Spanish		conducto timpánico (canaliculus for tympanic nerve, Jacobson canal), conducto petroso (canaliculus of the minor superficial petrous nerve), conducto mastoideo (auricular canaliculus, mastoid canaliculus), conducto lagrimal (lacrimal canaliculus), canalículo coclear (cochlear canaliculus), canalículo anterior de la cuerda del tímpano (anterior canaliculus for chorda tympani). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Words rhyming with "canaliculus" (pronounced 'Can`a*lic"u*lus'): Abaculus, AEolus, Alto-cumulus, Alveolus, Angelus, Annulus, Articulus, Asilus, Astragalus, Bacillus, Baetulus, Bolus, Bucephalus, Callus, Carolus, Cauliculus, Clitellus, Crotalus, Cucullus, Discobolus, Dolus, Dracunculus, Embolus, Entellus, Fasciculus, Flocculus, funiculus, Gladiolus, Glomerulus, Gryllus, Hamulus, Hectocotylus, hilus, homunculus, Hydrocaulus, hydrocephalus, Iulus, Julus, Lienculus, Limulus, loculus, Malleolus, modiolus, modulus, Monomphalus, Nautilus, Nucellus, Nucleolus, Obelus, Obolus, Ocellus, Oculus, Overplus, Palulus, Palus, Paxillus, Pediculus, Peplus, Pessulus, Phacellus, Phallus, PLUS, Prothallus, Proventriulus, Pullus, Pulvillus, Pulvinulus, Ramulus, Regulus, sacculus, Scamillus, sphacelus, Splenculus, stimulus, Strato-cumulus, Strophulus, Superplus, Tantalus, thallus, Triungulus, Troilus, tumulus, Urceolus, utriculus, Ventriculus, Verticillus, Villus, Vitellus, Volvulus, Zulus. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-l-l-n-s-u-u"
	-3 letters: aciculas, ancillas, calculus.
	-4 letters: accusal, acicula, alcaics, ancilla, calculi, callans, canulas, cicalas, clausal, lacunal, lacunas, sacculi, uncials.
	-5 letters: acinus, alcaic, callan, callas, callus, canals, canula, casual, caucus, caulis, causal, cicala, clinal, cullis, lacuna, laical, lanais, lauans, lianas, lilacs, linacs, lunula, nasial, salina, scilla, siccan, sulcal, uncial.
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