CARUNCULAR

caruncular, carunculous

(adjective) resembling a caruncle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

caruncular (comparative more caruncular, superlative most caruncular)

Of, relating to, or like, a caruncle.

Furnished with caruncles.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*run"cu*lar, Ca*run"cu*lous, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or like, a caruncle; furnished with caruncles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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