golgi organ
1Golgi tendon organ — Organ of Golgi (neurotendinous spindle) from the human tendo calcaneus. Latin organum sensorium tendinis Gray s …
2Golgi — may refer to the physician Camillo Golgi or one of the structures named after him: *Golgi apparatus (or Golgi complex) *Golgi organ (or Golgi tendon organ) …
3Golgi tendon organ — n a spindle shaped sensory end organ within a tendon that provides information about muscle tension called also neurotendinous spindle * * * see tendon organ * * * an encapsulated nerve ending found in tendons of mammalian muscles and acting as a …
4Golgi corpuscle — Golgi tendon organ …
5Golgi, Camillo — born July 7, 1843/44, Corteno, Italy died Jan. 21, 1926, Pavia Italian physician and cytologist. He devised a way to stain nerve tissue and with it discovered a neuron, now called the Golgi cell, that has many short, branching extensions… …
6Golgi — Camillo, Italian histologist and Nobel laureate, 1843–1926. See G. apparatus, G. complex, G. corpuscle, G. tendon organ, G. internal reticulum, G. zone, G. cells, under cell, G. osmiobichromate fixative, G. stain, G. Mazzoni corpuscle, Holmgrén G …
7golgi's organ — noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: after C. Golgi : a spindle shaped sensory end organ within a tendon …
8organ — Any part of the body exercising a specific function, as of respiration, secretion, or digestion. SYN: organum [TA], organon. [L. organum, fr. G. organon, a tool, instrument] accessory organs 1. SYN …
9Golgi complex etc. — Gol·gi complex, etc. (golґje) [Camillo Golgi, Italian neurologist, histologist, and Nobel prize winner, 1843–1926] see under complex, neuron, and organ, and at Stains and Staining Methods, under stain …
10Golgi tendon organ — see tendon organ …