cavities
91Joint — A joint is the area where two bones are attached for the purpose of motion of body parts. A joint is usually formed of fibrous connective tissue and cartilage. An articulation or an arthrosis is the same as a joint. Joints are grouped according… …
92Porencephaly — A disorder of the central nervous system involving a cyst or cavity in a cerebral hemisphere of the brain. The cysts or cavities are usually the remnants of destructive lesions, but are sometimes the result of abnormal development. The disorder… …
93Ventricle — A ventricle is a chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the brain and the lower two chambers of the heart are called ventricles. * * * A normal cavity, as of the brain or heart. SYN …
94endothelium — A layer of flat cells lining especially blood and lymphatic vessels and the heart. [endo + G. thele, nipple] e. of anterior chamber [TA] a single layer of large, squamous cells that covers the posterior …
95sound — 1. The vibrations produced by a sounding body, transmitted by the air or other medium, and perceived by the internal ear. 2. An elongated cylindrical, usually curved, instrument of metal, used for exploring the bladder or other cavities of the… …
96interantennular septum — A median, ventrally directed, cuticular outgrowth that separates the two cavities into which each antennule is retracted. See: orbito antennulary pits [Ingle, 1980]. Plate in some malacostracans that separates one antennular cavity from other.… …
97Mansonella perstans — Loa loa (right) and M. perstans (left) Scientific classification …
98Miarolitic cavity — Miarolitic cavities (or miarolitic texture) are typically crystal lined irregular cavities or vugs most commonly found in granitic pegmatites, but also found in a variety of igneous rocks. The central portions of pegmatites are often miarolitic… …
99Water fluoridation controversy — The water fluoridation controversy arises from moral, ethical, and safety concerns regarding the fluoridation of public water supplies. The controversy occurs mainly in English speaking countries, as Continental Europe does not practice water… …
100bone marrow — n a soft highly vascular modified connective tissue that occupies the cavities and cancellous part of most bones and occurs in two forms: a) a whitish or yellowish bone marrow consisting chiefly of fat cells and predominating in the cavities of… …
