Caruncula
(kar-ung' '-ku-lah) [dim. of caro, flesh; pi., caruncula]. A caruncle. In the plural, the nymphas. C. innominata, the lacrimal gland. C. major, a caruncle marking the common orifice of the com- mon bile-duct and the pancreatic duct. * C. mammillaris. i. The olfactory tub- ercle, between the roots of the olfactory nerves. 2. The enlarged ends of the galac- tophorous ducts in the nipple. C. minor, one in the duodenum in the center of which a supplementary pancreatic duct occasionally opens. C. morgagnii, the middle lobe of the prostate. Carunculae myrtiformes, the pro- jections of membrane near the orifice of the vagina, thought to be the remains of the hy- men after its rupture. Carunculae papil- lares. See Papilla, Renal. C. salivalis. See * C. sublingualis. C. sublingualis, one mark- ing the orifice of Wharton's duct. Syn., Papilla salivalis inferior. C. urethrae. See * Caruncle, Urethral.
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