Columella (redirected from Junius Columella)

columella /col·u·mel·la/ (kol?u-mel´ah) pl. columel´lae   [L.]

1. a little column.

2. in certain fungi and protozoa, an invagination into the sporangium.

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columella coch´leae  modiolus.

columella na´si  the fleshy external end of the nasal septum.

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col·u·mel·la (kly-ml) or col·um·nel·la (klm-nl)

n. pl. col·u·mel·lae (-ml) or col·um·nel·lae (-nl)

A column-shaped anatomical structure.

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colu·mellar (-mlr) adj.

colu·mellate (-mlt) adj.

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Columella

The strip of skin running from the tip of the nose to the upper lip, which separates the nostrils.

Mentioned in: Rhinoplasty

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columella

pl. columellae [L.] a little column.

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columella auris

a connecting rod between the avian eardrum and the perilymph of the inner ear via the rod's footplate.