Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reniculus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: renicu-lus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the lobules of the kidney, especially in whales.

Example Sentences

"Each reniculus is like a small individual kidney with its own cortex, medulla, and calyx, and the duct from each small unit joins with others to form the ureter."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reniculus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: reniculus

Inflected Forms

reniculi (plural)

Questions

What does reniculus mean?: One of the lobules of the kidney, especially in whales.
Where does reniculus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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