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61Adenoma — A benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue. If it becomes cancerous, it is called an adenocarcinoma. * * * A benign epithelial neoplasm in which the tumor cells form glands or glandlike structures; usually well circumscribed,… …
62canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root …
63canaliculus — A small canal or channel. SEE ALSO: iter. [L. dim. fr. canalis, canal] anterior c. of chorda tympani a canal in the petrotympanic or glaserian fissure, near its posterior edge, through which the …
64conjunctivorhinostomy — 1. A surgical procedure to construct a passageway through the conjunctiva into the nasal cavity. 2. The opening so produced. [conjunctiva + G. ris (rhin), nose, + stoma, mouth] * * * con·junc·tivo·rhi·nos·to·my kən .jəŋ( …
65Cs — Symbol for cesium. * * * calf serum; campomelic syndrome; canalicular system; Capgras syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries susceptible; carotid sheath; carotid sinus; cat scratch; celiac sprue; central service; central supply;… …
66ductule — A minute duct. SYN: ductulus. aberrant ductules [TA] the superior or inferior diverticula of the epididymis. SYN: ductuli aberrantes [TA], aberrant ducts, ductus aberrantes, vasa aberrantia. biliary ductules the excretory ducts of the …
67sarcotubules — The continuous system of membranous tubules in striated muscle that corresponds to the smooth endoplasmic reticulum of other cells. * * * sar·co·tu·bules (sahr″ko tooґbūlz) membrane limited structures that extend throughout the… …
68sheath — 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 …
69sphincter — A muscle that encircles a duct, tube, or orifice in such a way that its contraction constricts the lumen or orifice. SYN: musculus s. [TA], s. muscle [TA]. [G. sphinkter, a band or lace] s. of ampulla s. of hepatopancreatic ampulla. anatomic s.… …
70trophospongia — 1. Canalicular structures described by A.F. Holmgren in the protoplasm of certain cells. 2. Vascular endometrium of the uterus between the myometrium and the trophoblast. [tropho + G. spongia, a sponge] …
