columella /col·u·mel·la/ (kol″u-mel´ah) pl. columel´lae [L.]
Columella
columella,
1. a little column.
2. in certain fungi and protozoa, an invagination into the sporangium.
columella coch´leae modiolus.
columella na´si the fleshy external end of the nasal septum.
col·u·mel·la (k l y -m l ) or col·um·nel·la (klm-nl)n. pl. col·u·mel·lae (-m l ) or col·um·nel·lae (-nl) A column-shaped anatomical structure. col u·mellar (-mlr) adj.col u·mellate (-ml t) adj. |
Columella
The strip of skin running from the tip of the nose to the upper lip, which separates the nostrils.
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columella,
1 a small column.
2 the fleshy terminal portion of the nasal septum.
columella
pl. columellae [L.] a little column.
columella auris
a connecting rod between the avian eardrum and the perilymph of the inner ear via the rod's footplate.
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