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
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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—
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