adhesive cells
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adhesive junction — a type of intercellular junction that links cell membranes and cytoskeletal elements within and between cells, connecting adjacent cells mechanically. Examples include adherens junctions and desmosomes. Adhesive junction as exemplified by a… … Medical dictionary
ctenophore — /ten euh fawr , fohr , tee neuh /, n. any gelatinous marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora; a comb jelly. [1880 85; < NL ctenophorus. See CTENO , PHORE] * * * or comb jelly Any of nearly 90 species (phylum Ctenophora) of usually colourless … Universalium
colloblast — n. [Gr. kolla, glue; blastos, bud] (CTENOPHORA) Adhesive cells; sticky cells covering much of the surface of the tentacles that are used to capture and ingest prey … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
glue cell — see adhesive cells … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
nematophore — n. [Gr. nema, thread; phorein, to carry] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) A club like or capitate ended structure in a hydroid colony containing nematocysts or adhesive cells; sarcostyle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
flatworm — /flat werrm /, n. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth. [1895 1900; FLAT1 + WORM] * * * or platyhelminth… … Universalium
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
Dermal fibroblast — Dermal fibroblasts are cells that live within the dermis layer of skin which are responsible for generating connective tissue and allowing the skin to recover from injury.[1] Using organelles (particularly the rough endoplasmic reticulum), dermal … Wikipedia
