- corpuscular lymph
- aplastic l.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
corpuscular lymph
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aplastic lymph — lymph that contains an excess of leukocytes and does not tend to become organized; called also corpuscular l … Medical dictionary
corpuscle — corpuscular /kawr pus kyeuh leuhr/, corpusculated /kawr pus kyeuh lay tid/, corpusculous, adj. corpuscularity /kawr pus kyeuh lar i tee/, n. /kawr peuh seuhl, pus euhl/, n. 1. Biol. an unattached cell, esp. of a kind that floats freely, as a… … Universalium
blood disease — Introduction any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone … Universalium
skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… … Universalium
corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles … Medical dictionary
renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine. In many respects the human excretory, or… … Universalium
corpuscle — /ˈkɔpʌsəl/ (say kawpusuhl), /ˈkɔpəsəl / (say kawpuhsuhl) noun 1. Physiology one of the minute bodies which form a constituent of the blood (blood corpuscles, both red and white), the lymph (lymph corpuscles, white only), etc. 2. a minute body… …
diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… … Universalium
corpuscle — noun a) A minute particle; an atom; a molecule. b) A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.… … Wiktionary
