lacunal, a.
(ləˈkjuːnəl)
[f. lacuna + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to a lacuna, resembling a lacuna.
| 1846 Dana Zooph. iv. (1848) 58 The intermediate lateral pores or lacunal spaces. 1859 J. Tomes Dental Surg. 86 A bone lacuna, situated within a semi-circular indentation in the dentine, gives the appearance of a lacunal cell. 1874 Van Buren Dis. Genit. Org. 77 Another form of lacunal inflammation is where the lacuna magna in the roof of the urethra continues inflamed. |