(n.) Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune.
(n.) A lune. See Lune.
(n.) A small or narrow crescent.
(n.) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve.
Example Sentences:
(1) Villous and lamellar tissue excrescences were observed at the node of Arantius and at the limit between the lunules and the load-bearing portion of the leaflets.
(2) Subcutaneous "pocketing" is proposed as a simple and convenient method to nourish a denuded, replanted end of a finger, when the amputation is between the lunule and the DIP joint.
(3) Fenestrations were present in the lunules of 14 specimens, with a higher incidence in specimens from subjects who were middle-aged or older.
(4) Both types of cells display a constant mode of arrangement on the different segments of the leaflets (lunules, node of Arantius and load-bearing portion of the leaflet).
Lunulet
Definition:
(n.) A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects.