Spherule

  • 11spherule — spher•ule [[t]ˈsfɛr ul, yul, ˈsfɪər [/t]] n. a small sphere or spherical body • Etymology: 1655–65 spher′u•lar yʊ lər adj …

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  • 12spherule — /ˈsfɛrul/ (say sferoohl) noun a small sphere or spherical body. {Latin sphaerula, diminutive of sphaera sphere} –spherular, adjective …

  • 13spherule — n. a small sphere. Derivatives: spherular adj. Etymology: LL sphaerula dimin. of L sphaera (as SPHERE) …

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  • 14spherule cell — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Hemocytes, varying in shape, that possess few to many, acidophilic inclusions, that may fill the whole cell; see spherulocyte …

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  • 15calcareous spherule — otoconium (ear dust; a minute transparent calcite crystal with well developed faces secreted within the labyrinth and mixed with mineral particles or otarenae) …

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  • 16rod spherule — the pear shaped ending of a retinal rod cell, which synapses with the bipolar and horizontal cells in the outer plexiform layer …

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  • 17Coccidioidomycosis — Classification and external resources Histopathological changes in a case of coccidioidomycosis of the lung showing a large fibrocaseous nodule. ICD 10 B …

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  • 18endospore — 1. A resistant body formed within the vegetative cells of some bacteria, particularly those belonging to the genera Bacillus and Clostridium. 2. A fungus spore borne within a cell or within the tubular end of a sporophore as in the …

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  • 19eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit       The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …

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  • 20perle — [ pɛrl ] n. f. • 1140; it. perla, altér. du lat. perna « jambe » 1 ♦ Concrétion dure et brillante, précieuse, le plus souvent sphérique, formée de couches concentriques de nacre sécrétées par l épithélium du manteau chez certains mollusques… …

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