- Schmidt-Lanterman segment
- medullary s.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Schmidt-Lanterman segment
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Schmidt-Lanterman incisures (clefts) segment — Schmidt Lan·ter·man incisures (clefts), segment (shmitґ lanґtər mən) [Henry D. Schmidt, American anatomist, 1823–1888; A.J. Lanterman, American anatomist in Germany, late 19th century] see under incisure, and see medullary segment,… … Medical dictionary
segment — 1. A section; a part of an organ or other structure delimited naturally, artificially, or by invagination from the remainder. SYN: segmentum [TA]. SEE ALSO: metamere. 2. A territory of an organ having independent function, supply, or drainage. 3 … Medical dictionary
Lanterman — A.J., 19th century U.S. anatomist in Strasbourg. See L. incisures, under incisure, L. segments, under segment, Schmidt L. clefts, under cleft, Schmidt L. incisures, under incisure … Medical dictionary
medullary segment — a division of the myelin sheath between two incisures of Lanterman. Called also Schmidt Lanterman s … Medical dictionary
Myelin incisure — Diagram of longitudinal sections of medullated nerve fibers. (Incisure labeled at upper left.) Gray s subject #183 727 … Wikipedia
