nubecula

noun

nu·​bec·​u·​la

n(y)üˈbekyələ

plural nubeculae

-yəˌlē

medicine, archaic

: a cloudy formation (as in urine) or speck (as in the eye)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, little cloud, diminutive of nubes cloud

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