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CARUNCULA

1. A little, fleshy protuberance, or any structure suggesting such a shape. Synonym: caruncle. 2. In ungulates, one of about 200 specific disklike areas of the uterine endometrium that, in conjunction with the foetal cotyledon, forms a placentome of the placenta; as a site of foetal-maternal contact, the caruncula remains constant in position but enlarges greatly in size during pregnancy. Origin: L. A little fleshy mass, fr. Caro, flesh
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