loculus

loculus
A small cavity or chamber. [L. dim. of locus, place]

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loc·u·lus 'läk-yə-ləs n, pl -li -.līalso -.lē a small chamber or cavity esp. 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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n.
(in anatomy) a small space or cavity.

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loc·u·lus (lokґu-ləs) pl. loґculi [L., dim. of locus] 1. a small space or cavity. 2. a local enlargement of the uterus in some mammals, containing an embryo.

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