contractile tissue
11Rouget cell — Rou·get cell rü zhā n any of numerous branching cells adhering to the endothelium of capillaries and regarded as a contractile element in the capillary wall Rou·get rü zhā Charles Marie Benjamin (1824 1904) French physiologist and anatomist.… …
12con|trac|tile — «kuhn TRAK tuhl», adjective. 1. capable of contracting: »Muscle is contractile tissue. 2. producing contraction: »Cooling is a contractile force …
13Muscle — Mus cle (m[u^]s l), n. [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See {Mouse}, and cf. sense 3 (below).] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion. See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body, in… …
14Muscle curve — Muscle Mus cle (m[u^]s l), n. [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See {Mouse}, and cf. sense 3 (below).] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion. See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body …
15Dartos — Dar tos, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? flayed.] (Anat.) A thin layer of peculiar contractile tissue directly beneath the skin of the scrotum. [1913 Webster] …
16Muscle (disambiguation) — A Muscle is a contractile tissue in an animal s body used especially for movement. Muscle may also refer to: Muscle (TV series), comedy set inside a fictional gym in New York City Muscles (album) (2007) by hip hop musician Mele Mel Muscles… …
17SRI (gene) — Sorcin, also known as SRI, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SRI sorcin| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=6717| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section title = summary text =… …
18dartos — See d. fascia. [G. skinned or flayed, fr. dero, to skin] d. muliebris a very thin layer of smooth muscle in the integument of the labia majora; less well developed than the tunica d. of the scrotum. * * * dar·tos där .täs, därt əs n a thin layer… …
19dartos — ˈdärˌtäs, rd.əs noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dartos flayed, verbal of derein to flay more at tear : a thin layer of vascular contractile tissue that contains unstriped muscle fibers but no fat and is situated beneath the skin of… …
20circulation — circulable /serr kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. /serr kyeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 2. the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained… …
