Search Results for: plaque
Plaque assay
Definition noun An assay used for virus isolation and purification, and to determine viral titers. Supplement The plaque... Read More
Plaque-forming unit
Definition A measure of the quantity of individual infectious particles (e.g. virus particles) based on the number of... Read More
Hemidesmosome
Definition noun, plural: hemidesmosomes A type of anchoring junction between neighboring cells forming a rivet-like links... Read More
Integumentary system
Integumentary System Definition The integumentary system is the outermost layer of the body. The animal body, in... Read More
Cell adhesion
Cell Adhesion Definition Cell adhesion is the process in which a cell uses a specialized complex of proteins to get... Read More
Blood clot
Blood clot (Science: haematology) The conversion of blood from a liquid form to solid through the process of coagulation. a... Read More
Accretions
Accretion 1. Increase by addition to the periphery of material of the same nature as that already present; e.g., the manner... Read More
Neisseria sicca
Definition Noun A gram-negative diplococcus oxidase positive commensal bacterium involved as a normal flora of human oral... Read More