Spindle-shaped
11spindle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English spindel, from Old English spinel; akin to Old English spinnan to spin Date: 12th century 1. a. a round stick with tapered ends used to form and twist the yarn in hand spinning b. the long slender pin by which the …
12spindle — spindlelike, adj. /spin dl/, n., adj., v., spindled, spindling. n. 1. a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is… …
13spindle cell sarcoma — 1. any sarcoma composed of spindle shaped cells; cf. rhabdomyosarcoma. 1. a type of 2. soft tissue sarcoma whose cells are spindle shaped; it is usually resistant to radiation therapy and may be of either high or low grade malignancy …
14spindle — spin•dle [[t]ˈspɪn dl[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) tex a rounded rod, usu. of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun 2) …
15spindle shell — noun 1. also spindle stromb : any gastropod mollusk of the genus Tibia (family Strombidae) having a shell with a long conical many whorled spire and a long slender anterior canal 2. : a band shell of the genus Fusinus having a shell with a many… …
16spindle fibers — the microtubules radiating from the centrioles during mitosis and forming a spindle shaped configuration. See spindle (def. 2) …
17spindle body — noun or spindle organ : a spindle shaped enlargement on the mycelium of a fungus of the family Cladochytreaceae …
18spindle cell cancer — Cancer that arises in cells that appear spindle shaped when viewed under a microscope. These cancers can occur in various places in the body, including the skin, lungs, kidney, breast, gastrointestinal tract, bone, and muscle …
19spindle cell carcinoma — A type of cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs and that contains long spindle shaped cells. Also called sarcomatoid carcinoma …
20spindle cell sarcoma — A type of connective tissue cancer in which the cells are spindle shaped when examined under a microscope …
