Caruncle

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Caruncle (Latin: caruncula "wart") may refer to:

• In botany:
  • an elaiosome (fleshy structure attached to the seed), especially in the plant family Euphorbiaceae
• In animal anatomy:
  • prostomium, the sensory organ of Annelid worms
  • the wattle (anatomy), cockscomb, or snood of some birds
  • small fleshy outgrowths on the face or neck of birds
• In human anatomy:
  • sublingual caruncle, an area on the tongue
  • Lacrimal caruncle, a small, red portion of the corner of the eye that contains modified sebaceous and sweat glands (See Ciaccio's glands)
  • various small fleshy excrescences (normal or abnormal outgrowths)

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