Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
matrix layer — (NEMATA) Historically, a cuticular stratum of spongy material between the fibrillar layer and the boundary layer … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
posterior border lamella of Fuchs — the fibrillar layer of the dilator muscle of the iris; called also Henle membrane … Medical dictionary
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom … Universalium
Chronic electrode implants — are electronic devices implanted into the brain. They may record electrical impulses in the brain or they may stimulate neurons with electrical impulses from an external source. Contents 1 Clinical applications and direction 1.1 Clinical… … Wikipedia
protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… … Universalium
Cell nucleus — HeLa cells stained for the cell nucleus DNA with the Blue Hoechst dye. The central and rightmost cell are in interphase, thus their entire nuclei are labeled. On the left, a cell is going through mitosis and its DNA has condensed ready for… … Wikipedia
predentin — The organic fibrillar matrix of the dentin before its calcification. * * * pre·den·tin dent ən or pre·den·tine den .tēn, den n immature uncalcified dentin consisting chiefly of fibrils * * * pre·den·tin (pre denґtin) the soft fibrillar substance… … Medical dictionary
