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sheath of henle — ˈhenlē, lə Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle died 1885 German anatomist : the attenuated extremely delicate prolongation of the perineurium at the peripheral ends of a nerve fiber … Useful english dictionary
sheath — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scabbard, sheathing, case, envelope, casing; involucre, capsule, fascia, lorica. See covering, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. case, scabbard, cover, spathe, sheathing, cere. Specialized sheaths… … English dictionary for students
henle's sheath — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : sheath of henle … Useful english dictionary
Henle's layer — Hen·le s layer hen lēz n a single layer of cuboidal epithelium forming the outer boundary of the inner stratum of a hair follicle compare HUXLEY S LAYER Hen·le hen lə Friedrich Gustav Jacob (1809 1885) German anatomist and histologist. One of… … Medical dictionary
Henle layer — the outer layer of cells of the inner root sheath of a hair follicle, lying between the outer root sheath and the Huxley layer. See illustration. Henle and Huxley layers in the inner root sheath in a longitudinal section of a hair follicle … Medical dictionary
sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu … Medical dictionary
Henle's layer — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 234 GrayPage = 1068 Caption = Transverse section of hair follicle. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 05 DorlandsSuf = 12480571 Henle s layer is the third… … Wikipedia
Henle — Friedrich G.J., German anatomist, pathologist, and histologist, 1809–1885. See crypts of H., under crypt, H. ampulla, H. ansa, H. glands, under gland, H. fissures, under fissure, H. layer, H. fiber layer, H. nervous layer, H. loop, H. membrane, H … Medical dictionary
Henle sheath — endoneurium … Medical dictionary
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle — (July 9, 1809 May 13, 1885) was a German physician, pathologist and anatomist. He is credited with the discovery of the loop of Henle in the kidney. His essay On Miasma and Contagia was an early argument for the germ theory of disease. He was an… … Wikipedia
