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caliculus

 [kah-lik´u-lus] (pl. cali´culi)
a bud-shaped or cup-shaped structure.
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ca·lic·u·lus

, pl.

ca·lic·u·li

(kă-lik'yū-lŭs, lī),
A bud-shaped or cup-shaped structure, resembling the closed calyx of a flower.
Synonym(s): calycle, calyculus
[L. dim. from G. kalyx, the cup of a flower]
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ca·lic·u·lus

, pl. caliculi (kă-lik'yŭ-lŭs, -lī)
A bud-shaped or cup-shaped structure, resembling the closed calyx of a flower.
[L. dim. from G. kalyx, the cup of a flower]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ca·lic·u·lus

, pl. caliculi (kă-lik'yŭ-lŭs, -lī)
A bud-shaped or cup-shaped structure.
[L. dim. from G. kalyx, the cup of a flower]
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