spicule (redirected from spiculation)

spicule /spic·ule/ (spik´ūl) a sharp, needle-like body.

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spic·ule (spkyl) or spic·u·la (-y-l)

n. pl. spic·ules or spic·u·lae (-y-l)

A needlelike structure or part.

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spicu·lar (-y-lr), spicu·late (-y-lt, -lt) adj.

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spicule

[spik′yo̅o̅l]

Etymology: L, spiculum, point

a small sharp body with a needlelike point.

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spicule (spik´ūl),

n a small needle-shaped body.

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spicule

1. a sharp, needle-like body or spike.

2. part of the male genital apparatus in nematodes; they engage the female genital orifice during copulation.