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canaliculus
can·a·lic·u·lus [ kànnə líkyələss ] (plural can·a·lic·u·li [ kànnə líkyə l ])


noun 
Definition:
 
tiny duct in body: a minute canal or duct in the body, especially one of the four narrow tubes that carry tears from behind the eyelids to the lacrimal sac
[Mid-16th century. < Latin, "little pipe" < canalis (see canal)]

can·a·lic·u·lar adjective
can·a·lic·u·late [ kànnə líkyələt, kànnə líkyə làyt ] adjective
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