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71integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… …
72biological development — Introduction the progressive changes in size, shape, and function during the life of an organism by which its genetic potentials (genotype) are translated into functioning mature systems (phenotype). Most modern philosophical outlooks would …
73human development — ▪ biology Introduction the process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity. Human growth is far from being a simple and uniform process of becoming taller or larger. As a child (child development) gets bigger,… …
74nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
75Peripartum cardiomyopathy — Infobox Disease Name = Peripartum cardiomyopathy Caption = DiseasesDB = 29243 ICD10 = ICD10|O|90|3|o|85 ICD9 = ICD9|674.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 292 MeshID = Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a form of… …
76NK1 receptor antagonist — Neurokinin 1 (NK1) antagonists are a novel class of medications that possesses unique antidepressant,[1] anxiolytic,[2] and antiemetic properties. The discovery of neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor antagonists was a turning point in the prevention of… …
77Osmoregulation — is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism s fluids to maintain the homeostasis of the organism s water content; that is it keeps the organism s fluids from becoming too diluted or too concentrated. Osmotic pressure is a… …
78Sea anemone — Sea anemones Various examples of sea anemones Scientific classification …
79mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots …
80gastropod — /gas treuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc. adj. 2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods. [1820 30; < NL Gast(e)ropoda a class of mollusks.… …
