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caruncle
1. A small fleshy growth on the head or body; such as, a rooster's comb.
2. A colored outgrowth of tissue in some types of seeds near the point of attachment to the plant.
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urethral caruncle
1. A small, polyploid, red growth on the mucous membrane of the female urinary meatus (natural passage or canal), sometimes causing difficulty in urination.
2. A small, fleshy, sometimes painful protrusion of the mucous membrane at the meatus (canal) of the female urethra.

It may be telangiectatic (dilation of preexisting blood vessels), papillomatous (blood vessels), or composed of granulation tissue.

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