Anticularia

/ˌæntiˈkjuːleriə/ noun

Definition

Small anatomical structures or features positioned opposite the cularia (grooves or channels).

Etymology

From anti- + cularia (plural of cularis, from Latin culāris relating to channels or grooves). An extremely rare anatomical term.

Kelly Says

This word is so obscure that even medical dictionaries sometimes exclude it—it represents the limit of anatomical nomenclature, where Latin naming systems created terms for every possible structure whether biologists would ever use them or not.

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