# Spicule

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'''Spicules''' are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms

'''Spicule''' may also refer to: 
*[Spicule (sponge)](/source/Spicule_(sponge)), small skeletal elements of sea sponges
*[Spicule (nematode)](/source/Spicule_(nematode)), reproductive structures found in male nematodes (roundworms)
*[Spicule (solar physics)](/source/Spicule_(solar_physics)), jets of solar material from the Sun

==See also==
*[Ossicle](/source/Ossicle), any various small bones
*[Process (anatomy)](/source/Process_(anatomy)), any outgrowths of tissue
*[Sclerite](/source/Sclerite), hardened body parts of invertebrates
*[Spikelet](/source/Spikelet), the inflorescence of grasses
*[Stylet (anatomy)](/source/Stylet_(anatomy)), a piercing structure
*[Tubercle](/source/Tubercle), wart-shaped outgrowths of body tissue

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