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canaliculus.

Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants.

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noun/ˌkænəˈlɪkjələs/US
  1. Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants.

Where this word comes from

From Latin canāliculus (“small channel, pipe or gutter”), diminutive of canālis (“channel; pipe, gutter”), from canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).

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