Limb darkening — refers to the diminishing of intensity in the image of a star as one moves from the center of the image to the edge or limb of the image. Limb darkening occurs as the result of two effects:* The density of the star diminishes as the distance from … Wikipedia
three-toed sloth — /three tohd / a small sloth of the genus Bradypus, having three claws on each limb and very long forelimbs. * * * … Universalium
Limb development — The tetrapod limb develops from a specific area of the body axis called the limb field. The position of the limb field is associated with and presumably specified by the spatial pattern of Hox gene expression along the body axis. Retinoic acid… … Wikipedia
limb — ( ) [Holthuis, 1993]. Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993] (Subclass Copepoda): The paired appendage of the five cephalic and seven thoracic somites. A limb has three axes, anterioposterior, proximodistal, and dorsoventral (the… … Crustacea glossary
limb — 01. The child lost a [limb] in an accident while playing on the train tracks. 02. A couple of large [limbs] fell off the tree during the storm. 03. If injured, a starfish can actually grow back a lost [limb]. 04. He lost all feeling in his… … Grammatical examples in English
limb — 1. An extremity; a member; an arm or leg. SYN: member. 2. A segment of any jointed structure. SEE ALSO: leg, crus. [A.S. lim] ampullary membranous limbs of semicircular ducts [TA] the dilated ends of the three semicircular ducts, each of which… … Medical dictionary
three-toed sloth — noun a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot • Syn: ↑ai, ↑Bradypus tridactylus • Hypernyms: ↑sloth, ↑tree sloth • Member Holonyms: ↑Bradypus, ↑genus Bradypus … Useful english dictionary
Three-toed Earless Skink — Taxobox name = Three toed Earless Skink image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Scincidae genus = Hemiergis species = H. decresiensis binomial = Hemiergis decresiensis binomial… … Wikipedia
Phantom limb — For other uses, see Phantom limb (disambiguation). Phantom limb Classification and external resources ICD 10 G54.6 G54.7 ICD … Wikipedia
Periodic limb movement disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 9 327.51 DiseasesDB 29476 … Wikipedia
