What's the difference between furcula and furcular?

Furcula

Definition:

• (n.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.

Example Sentences:

• (1) This generates the characteristic pattern of bone marrow distribution in adult pigeons, which shows hemopoietic bone marrow in ulna, radius, femur, tibiotarsus, scapula, furcula, and the caudal vertebrae.
• (2) With the inhibition of the replicative furcula growth and total protein synthesis (imbalance state), the SSB protein function associated with the third domain and responsible for certain modifications in DNA polymerase II activity is realized.
• (3) In four cases the sternum and in two at a time the furcula and the scapula were affected.

Furcular

Definition:

• (a.) Shaped like a fork; furcate.

Example Sentences:

• (1) Hematocrit, furcular fat level and oviducal egg presence were determined for 267 brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater) at eight sites ranging from 15 to 2390 m above sea level in California.
• (2) Mitochondria were isolated from the furcular, subcutaneous, abdominal, nape and lateral adipose tissue depots of five species of bird (pheasant, Japanese quail, pigeon, house sparrow and great tit) acclimatized to the Northern winter.
• (3) After 4 days, B-implanted birds had significant atrophy of the flight muscles and increased storage of fat in the furcular and abdominal adipose depots.
• (4) Clavicular-furcular and coracoid fractures in small birds may be effectively managed with coaptation splinting.