Canaliculus
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A canaliculus is an anatomical term used to describe a small passageway.[1]
Examples include:
- Canaliculus (bone), a small channel found in ossified bone
- Canaliculus (parietal cell), an adaptation found on gastric parietal cells
- The lacrimal canaliculi, several small ducts in the eye
- The dental canaliculi, the blood supply within a tooth