loculus

noun

loc·​u·​lus ˈlä-kyə-ləs 

plural loculi ˈlä-kyə-ˌlī 

-ˌlē

: a small chamber or cavity especially in a plant or animal body

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of locus

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

loculus

noun

loc·​u·​lus ˈläk-yə-ləs 

plural loculi

-ˌlī also -ˌlē

: a small chamber or cavity especially in a plant or animal body

the medullary cavity was opened up … it was curetted out and the various loculi joined

—Lancet