Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms
Spicule may also refer to:
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Spicule (sponge), small skeletal elements of sea sponges
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Spicule (nematode), reproductive structures found in male nematodes (roundworms)
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Spicule (solar physics), jets of solar material from the Sun
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Spicule (glass manufacture)
Spicules are tiny glass flakes which are formed during the manufacture of glass vial
A vial (also known as a phial or flacon) is a small glass or plastic vessel or bottle, often used to store medication as liquids, powders or capsules. They ...
, glass flakes formed in the production of glass vials.
See also
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Ossicle, any various small bones
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Process (anatomy)
In anatomy, a process ( la, processus) is a projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body. For instance, in a vertebra, a process may serve for muscle attachment and leverage (as in the case of the transverse and spinous processes), or to ...
, any outgrowths of tissue
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Sclerite, hardened body parts of invertebrates
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Spikelet, the inflorescence of grasses
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Stylet (anatomy)
A stylet is a hard, sharp, anatomical structure found in some invertebrates.
For example, the word ''stylet'' or stomatostyle is used for the primitive piercing mouthparts of some nematodes and some nemerteans. In these groups the stylet is a h ...
, a piercing structure
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Tubercle, wart-shaped outgrowths of body tissue
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