columella

English - Turkish

Definition of columella in English Turkish dictionary

kolumela

(Tıp) Septum nasi ve modiolus'un nitelenmesinde kullanılan bir deyim

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Definition of columella in English English dictionary

The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils

The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi

A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain

In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear

In gastropods, the structure at the center of the whorls of the shell

Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape

The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together

An axis to which a carpel of a compound pistil may be attached, as in the case of the geranium; or which is left when a pod opens

A small column of tissue which runs up through the center of a spore capsule It is present in hornworts, mosses, and some rhyniophytes

The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells

{i} structure which resembles a column, rod, axis (Botany)

The sterile central column in the sporangia of mosses and liverworts

the central structure of the calyx formed by fusion of the septa

A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses

a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal

A term applied to various columnlike parts; as, the columella, or epipterygoid bone, in the skull of many lizards; the columella of the ear, the bony or cartilaginous rod connecting the tympanic membrane with the internal ear

A small structure in plants and animals, that is columnar in shape

The partition between the two nostrils that can be grasped between thumb and forefinger

The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals

Hyphenation

co·lu·mel·la

Etymology

() From Latin columella (“small column”).