- Look up
operculum or
opercular in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Operculum may
refer to:
Operculum (brain), the part of the
brain covering the insula...
-
brain anatomy, an
operculum (Latin,
meaning "little lid") (pl.: opercula), may
refer to the frontal, temporal, or
parietal operculum,
which together cover...
- The
operculum is a
series of
bones found in bony fish and
chimaeras that
serves as a
facial support structure and a
protective covering for the gills;...
- The
operculum (from
Latin operculum 'cover, covering'; pl. opercula or
operculums) is a
corneous or
calcareous anatomical structure like a
trapdoor that...
- In botany, an
operculum (pl.: opercula) or
calyptra (from
Ancient Gr**** καλύπτρα (kalúptra) 'veil') is a cap-like
structure in some
flowering plants,...
- An
operculum is an
anatomical feature, a
stiff structure resembling a lid or a
small door that
opens and closes, and thus
controls contact between the...
- follicle. The soft
tissue covering a
partially erupted tooth is
known as an
operculum, an area
which can be
difficult to
access with
normal oral
hygiene methods...
-
birds are
covered by an
operculum (plural opercula), a membraneous,
horny or
cartilaginous flap.(p117) In
diving birds, the
operculum keeps water out of the...
- In the
bryozoan order Cheilostomatida, the
operculum is a
calcareous or
chitinous lid-like
structure that
protects the
opening through which the polypide...
- The
operculum papillare is the iris
found in the eyes of
elasmobranchs (skates,
sharks and rays). It can
undergo pupillary light reflex to such an extent...
