meromyarian

meromyarian
mero·my·ar·i·an (mer″o-mi-arґe-ən) [mero-1 + Gr. mys muscle] designating a type of nematode musculature in which there are only a few muscle cells in a given area, the cells being platymyarian in type.

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  • meromyarian — adj. [Gr. meros, part; mys, muscle] (NEMATA) Muscle arrangement with only a few, frequently only two, flat muscle cells seen in each quadrant of a cross section of the animal …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • meromyarian — mero·my·ar·i·an …   English syllables

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  • holomyarian — adj. [Gr. holos, whole; mys, muscle] (NEMATA) Describing the longitudinal muscle cells indistinguishable as individual cells so as to appear like a single band as viewed in transverse section. This term was discarded in nematology when Butschli… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • myarian — adj. [Gr. mys, muscle] 1. Referring to muscle, as in meromyarian. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Used in classification as to number and position of the adductor muscles …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • polymyarian — n. [Gr. polys, many; mys, muscle] (NEMATA) Muscle arrangement in which there are many cells between adjacent hypodermal cords; polymyarial a; see meromyarian …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Oxyuridae — noun pinworms • Syn: ↑family Oxyuridae • Hypernyms: ↑worm family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nematoda, ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes, ↑phylum Aschelminthes …   Useful english dictionary

  • rhabditida — rabˈdid.ədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rhabditis + ida : a large order of Aphasmidia comprising free living and parasitic nematode worms having the esophagus more or less clearly divided into three regions, usually… …   Useful english dictionary

  • meromyarial — adjective see meromyarian …   Useful english dictionary

  • meromyarity — noun see meromyarian …   Useful english dictionary

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