caruncle 的定义
- Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- Zoology. a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl's comb.
- Anatomy. a small, fleshy growth.
caruncle 近义词
等同于 pimple
等同于 crest
更多caruncle例句
- A urethral caruncle is a bright red, tender tumour, usually on the posterior portion of the urethral orifice.
- The latter operation consists in excising a wedge-shaped piece of the posterior wall of the urethra containing the caruncle.
- Retraction of the caruncle is best avoided by closing the conjunctival wound with a stitch, and thus pulling the caruncle forward.
- A short and thickish appendage at or close to the hilum in certain seeds is called a Caruncle or Strophiole (Fig. 419).
- Did you ever hear of the caruncle on the head of the turkey?