loculus
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.loc·u·lus
noun \ˈlä-kyə-ləs\ plural loc·u·li\-ˌlī, -ˌlē\
Definition of LOCULUS
: a small chamber or cavity especially in a plant or animal body
Origin of LOCULUS
New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of locus
First Known Use: 1846
loc·u·lus
noun \ˈläk-yə-ləs\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; loc·u·li \-ˌlī also -ˌlē\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation)
Medical Definition of LOCULUS
: a small chamber or cavity especially in a plant or animal body <the medullary cavity was opened up…it was curetted out and the various loculi joined—Lancet>
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