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61nidus — n.; pl. nidi [L. nidus, nest] 1. A group of regenerative cells; a cell group. 2. A location for the natural deposit of eggs; a hatching place. 3. The specific locality of a disease, resulting from a combination of ecological factors that favor… …
62secretion — Release of synthesized product from cells. Release may be of membrane bounded vesicles (merocrine secretion) or of vesicle content following fusion of the vesicle with the plasma membrane (apocrine secretion). In holocrine secretion whole cells… …
63skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… …
64apocrine — Denoting a mechanism of glandular secretion in which the apical portion of secretory cells is shed and incorporated into the secretion. SEE ALSO: a. gland. [G. apo krino, to separate] * * * apo·crine ap ə krən, .krīn, .krēn adj producing a fluid… …
65eccrine — 1. SYN: exocrine (1). 2. Denoting the flow of sweat from skin glands unconnected to hair follicles. [G. ek krino, to secrete] * * * ec·crine ek rən, .rīn, .rēn adj of, relating to, having, or being eccrine glands compare APOCRINE …
66secretion — 1. Production by a cell or aggregation of cells (a gland) of a physiologically active substance and its movement out of the cell or organ in which it is formed. 2. The solid, liquid, or gaseous product …
67Pseudostratified columnar epithelium — Transverse section of tracheal tissue. Note that image is incorrectly labeled ciliated stratified epithelium at upper right. Code TH …
68Columnar epithelial cell — Code TH H2.00.02.0.01012 Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least four times their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and stratified (or multi layered). Simple columnar epithelia… …
69Squamous epithelial cell — Squamous epithelium is one of several types of epithelia. Code TH H2.00.02.0.01027 In …
70Myoepithelial cell — Latin myoepitheliocytus Code TH H2.00.02.0.03059 Myoepithelial cells (sometimes referred to as Myoepithelium) are cells usually found in glandular epithelium as a thin layer above the basement membrane but generally beneath the …
