canalicular phase
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canalicular period — the period or phase of prenatal lung development lasting in different parts of the lungs from the sixteenth or seventeenth week to the twenty sixth week or later, and followed by the terminal saccular period. Basic structures of the gas… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
Development of human lung — The development of human lung arises from the laryngotracheal groove. The larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs begin to form during the fourth week of embryonic development.[1] At this time, the respiratory diverticulum (lung bud) appears ventrally … Wikipedia
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
bone — /bohn/, n., v., boned, boning, adv. n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen rich organic… … Universalium
Bône — /bohn/, n. former name of Annaba. * * * I Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates, consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body s supporting framework, provide muscle attachment points for movement, protect the internal… … Universalium
pseudoglandular period — the period or phase of prenatal lung development lasting from about the sixth to the sixteenth week, and followed by the canalicular period. Repeated branching of bronchi and bronchioles takes place to form primordial conductive airways, and the… … Medical dictionary
ATP-binding cassette transporter — ATP binding cassette transporters (ABC transporter) are members of a superfamily that is one of the largest, and most ancient families with representatives in all extant phyla from prokaryotes to humans. Ref|Jones2004. These are transmembrane… … Wikipedia
