enclosing capsule
11otic capsule — n a mesenchymal shell around the auditory vesicle that becomes cartilaginous and bony and develops into the petrous portion of the sphenoid bone * * * the cup shaped cartilage in the head of an embryo that later develops into the bony labyrinth… …
12nasal capsule — the structure enclosing the nostrils …
13nasal capsule — noun : the structures enclosing the nasal fossae or olfactory organ of a vertebrate …
14cystoid — 1. Bladderlike, resembling a cyst. SYN: cystiform, cystomorphous. 2. A tumor resembling a cyst, with fluid, granular, or pulpy contents, but without a capsule. [cysto + G. eidos, appearance] * * * cys·toid sis .tȯid …
15cystoid — /ˈsɪstɔɪd/ (say sistoyd) adjective 1. resembling a cyst, but having no enclosing capsule. –noun 2. a cyst like formation …
16amoebobacter — əˈmēbōˌbaktə(r) noun Etymology: New Latin, from Amoeba + o + bacter 1. capitalized : a genus of purple sulfur bacteria (family Thiorhodaceae) having spherical or elongated cells that are aggregated in amoeboid colonies without an enclosing… …
17sheath — 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 …
18sound reception — Introduction response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly …
19Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …
20animal development — Introduction the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by …
