Len-tĭc'ū-lar, a.
a. [Lat. lenticularis, from lenticula, dim. of lens, lentil; Fr. lenticulaire, Pr., Sp., & Pg. lenticular, It. lenticolare.]
- Resembling a lentil in size or form.
- Having the form of a double-convex lens; lentiform.
Lenticular glands (Anat.), mucous follicles having the shape of a lentil, observed especially toward the base of the tongue. Dunglison.—Lenticular ganglion, the ophthalmic ganglion, a reddish-gray body near the bottom of the orbit of the eye at the outer side of the optic nerve. Dunglison.