Anterior (A) and posterior (B) views of cleavage lines of the skin.
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cleavage — 1. Series of mitotic cell divisions occurring in the ovum immediately following its fertilization. SYN: segmentation (2). SEE ALSO: c. division. 2. Splitting of a complex molecule into two or more simpler molecules. SYN: scission (2). 3 … Medical dictionary
Langer's lines — Langer s lines, sometimes called cleavage lines, is a term used to define the direction within the human skin along which the skin has the least flexibility. HistoryThese lines correspond to the alignment of collagen fibers within the dermis.… … Wikipedia
Langer lines — cleavage l s … Medical dictionary
Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme — Cytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 Identifiers Symbols CYP11A1; CYP11A; P450SCC External IDs … Wikipedia
Diagonal cleavage — Diagonal Di*ag o*nal, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. ? from to angle; dia through + ? an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tension lines — 1. cleavage l s. 2. relaxed skin tension l s … Medical dictionary
line — 1. A mark, strip, or streak. In anatomy, a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. SEE ALSO: linea. 2. A unit of … Medical dictionary
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
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blunt dissection — blənt n surgical separation of tissue layers by means of an instrument without a cutting edge or by the fingers * * * dissection accomplished by separating tissues along natural cleavage lines, without cutting … Medical dictionary
