reniculusn.

Brit.

/rɛˈnɪkjᵿləs/, U.S.

/rɛˈnɪkjələs/,

/reɪˈnɪkjələs/

Inflections: Plural reniculi.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin reniculus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin reniculus (1767 or earlier in sense 2, 1828 or earlier in sense 1 (compare quot. 1826); 5th cent. in sense ‘kidney’) < reni- reni- comb. form + classical Latin -culus -culus suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier renule n.In plural form reniculi after the Latin plural form.

†1. Entomology. A kidney-shaped spot on an insect wing. Obsolete. rare.

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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 286 Reniculus (Reniculus). A small kidney-shaped spot.

2. Anatomy. Each of the separate lobes or lobules of which the kidneys in some mammals and in the human fetus and neonate are composed.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > lobule composing kidney

renule1834

reniculus1848

1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 733/1 Reniculus, renculus [sic].

1900 A. Böhm Text-bk. Histol. 287 (caption) Kidney of new-born infant, showing a distinct separation into reniculi; natural size.

1918 Cunningham's Text-bk. Anat. (ed. 5) 1265 These represent the lobes, lobi renales or reniculi, of which the kidney is originally composed, and each corresponds to one papilla with its pyramids and surrounding cortical substance.

1952 Ecology 33 288/1 The kidney of a whale..is divided into nearly 6,000 reniculi, each with its own blood supply.

2009 Jrnl. Compar. Pathol. 140 110/2 The basic renal architecture is similar in cetaceans and pinnipeds, the kidneys being subdivided into numerous reniculi separated by thin connective tissue septa. Each reniculus contains a cortex, medulla, medullary pyramid and calyx.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reniculus
释义	reniculusn. Brit. /rɛˈnɪkjᵿləs/, U.S. /rɛˈnɪkjələs/, /reɪˈnɪkjələs/ Inflections: Plural reniculi. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin reniculus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin reniculus (1767 or earlier in sense 2, 1828 or earlier in sense 1 (compare quot. 1826); 5th cent. in sense ‘kidney’) < reni- reni- comb. form + classical Latin -culus -culus suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier renule n.In plural form reniculi after the Latin plural form. †1. Entomology. A kidney-shaped spot on an insect wing. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 286 Reniculus (Reniculus). A small kidney-shaped spot. 2. Anatomy. Each of the separate lobes or lobules of which the kidneys in some mammals and in the human fetus and neonate are composed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > lobule composing kidney renule1834 reniculus1848 1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 733/1 Reniculus, renculus [sic]. 1900 A. Böhm Text-bk. Histol. 287 (caption) Kidney of new-born infant, showing a distinct separation into reniculi; natural size. 1918 Cunningham's Text-bk. Anat. (ed. 5) 1265 These represent the lobes, lobi renales or reniculi, of which the kidney is originally composed, and each corresponds to one papilla with its pyramids and surrounding cortical substance. 1952 Ecology 33 288/1 The kidney of a whale..is divided into nearly 6,000 reniculi, each with its own blood supply. 2009 Jrnl. Compar. Pathol. 140 110/2 The basic renal architecture is similar in cetaceans and pinnipeds, the kidneys being subdivided into numerous reniculi separated by thin connective tissue septa. Each reniculus contains a cortex, medulla, medullary pyramid and calyx. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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