caruncula

(kar-ung'ku-lah) [L. a small fleshy ma . Caruncle, c. hymen a'lis (pi. carunculae hymen a les) [BNA], c. myrtiformis, one of the numerous tabs or projections surrounding the orifice of the vagina after rupture of the hymen, c. lacrima'lis, a small reddish body at the inner canthus of the eye, containing modified sebaceous and sweat glands, c. ma'jor of Santori'ni, papilla duodeni. c. mamilla'ris, the collection of gray matter giving origin to part of the olfactory nerve, tubercuItmi olfactorium. t. Morgagn'ii, the middle lobe of the prostate gland, c. myrtifor'mis (pi. carunculcB myrHformes), c. hymenal is [BNA], c. saliva'ris, c. sublingual is, c. sub lingua'lis, a papilla on each side of the frenulum linguae marking the opening of the submaxillary (Wharton's) duct.