blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… … Universalium
sinusoid — 1. Resembling a sinus. 2. Sinusoidal capillary; a thin walled terminal blood vessel having an irregular and larger caliber than an ordinary capillary; its endothelial cells have large gaps and the basal lamina is either discontinuous or absent.… … Medical dictionary
sinusoid — n. a small blood vessel found in certain organs, such as the adrenal gland and liver. Large numbers of sinusoids occur in the liver. They receive oxygen rich blood from the hepatic artery and nutrients from the intestines via the portal vein.… … The new mediacal dictionary
sinusoid — [ sʌɪnəsɔɪd] noun 1》 another term for sine curve. 2》 Anatomy a small irregularly shaped blood vessel found in certain organs, especially the liver. Derivatives sinusoidal adjective sinusoidally adverb … English new terms dictionary
sinusoid — n. 1 a curve having the form of a sine wave. 2 a small irregular shaped blood vessel, esp. found in the liver. Derivatives: sinusoidal adj. Etymology: F sinusoiumlde f. L sinus: see SINUS … Useful english dictionary
Liver sinusoid — [ thumb|300px|Sinusoid of a rat liver with fenestrated endothelial cells. Fenestrae are approx 100 nm diameter, and the sinusoidal width 5 µm. Scanning electron micrograph by Robin Fraser, University of Otago.] A liver sinusoid is a type of… … Wikipedia
Sine wave — Sinusoid redirects here. For the blood vessel, see Sinusoid (blood vessel). The graphs of the sine and cosine functions are sinusoids of different phases. The sine wave or sinusoid is a mathematical function that describes a smooth repetitive… … Wikipedia
Microvessel — or microvasculature can refer to: Arteriole, a small diameter blood vessel that extends and branches out from an artery and leads to capillaries Capillary, the smallest blood vessels Metarteriole, a vessel that links arterioles and capillaries… … Wikipedia
human cardiovascular system — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ system that conveys blood through vessels to and from all parts of the body, carrying nutrients and oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes. It is a closed tubular system in which the… … Universalium
Capillary — One of the tiny blood vessels that connect the arterioles (the smallest divisions of the arteries) and the venules (the smallest divisions of the veins). The capillaries form a fine network in many parts of the body. Although minute, the… … Medical dictionary
