Search Results for: disk
Merkels tactile disk
Definition noun A single sensory nerve ending characterized by a terminal cuplike, expanded tip that is in contact with the... Read More
Merkel disk receptor
Definition noun A single sensory nerve ending characterized by a terminal cuplike, expanded tip that is in contact with the... Read More
Biosystematic Monograph of the Genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae : Botanical Identification of Cucumbers and Melons/Book and Disk)
Biosystematic Monograph of the Genus Cucumis ... Read More
Ideas on gas-giant planet formation take shape
Rocky planets such as Earth and Mars are born when small particles smash together to form larger, planet-sized clusters in... Read More
Planet Or Failed Star? One Of Smallest Stellar Companions Seen By Hubble
Planet Or Failed Star? One Of Smallest Stellar Companions Seen By Hubble This... Read More
Scientists find the reason behind black holes’ light shows
Scientists Find The Reason Behind Black Holes' Light Shows A team of astronomers led by the University of Michigan may know... Read More
Astronomers See Inside A Quasar For The First Time
An optical image of the quasar RXJ1131-1231, magnified by a gravitational lens.... Read More
Forming super-Earths by ultraviolet stripping
Washington, DC. A new explanation for forming "super-Earths" suggests that they are more likely to be found... Read More
Complete Genomics launches, becomes world’s first large-scale human genome sequencing company
Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced its formal launch as the... Read More
Zone of inhibition
Definition noun (microbiology) The clear region around the paper disc saturated with an antimicrobial agent on the agar... Read More
Chloroplast
Chloroplast Definition What is chloroplast? In biology, a chloroplast refers to the organelle found within the cell of... Read More
Giardia Loses Its Hold On Intestinal Tissue After ‘Tonic Shock’
Known in America chiefly as the bane of hikers, the single-celled intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia is a major cause of... Read More
Earth-like Planets May Be More Common Than Once Thought
More than one-third of the giant planet systems recently detected outside Earth's solar system may harbor Earth-like... Read More
Hubble Captures A Rare Eclipse On Uranus
A new Hubble Space Telescope image shows a never-before-seen astronomical... Read More
Cartilaginous joint
Definition noun, plural: cartilaginous joints A joint covered with cartilage, such as hyaline or fibrocartilage to allow... Read More
Articulatio radiocarpea
Articulatio radiocarpea --> wrist joint The synovial joint between the distal end of the radius and its articular disk... Read More
Salamanders
salamander 1. (Science: zoology) Any one of numerous species of urodela, belonging to salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and... Read More
Macula lutea
Macula lutea An oval area in the retina, 3 to 5 mm in diameter, usually located temporal to the posterior pole of the eye... Read More
Myocardium
Myocardium Definition What is the myocardium of the heart? It is the muscular middle layer of the heart that is... Read More
Primitive streak
primitive streak An ectodermal ridge in the midline at the caudal end of the embryonic disk from which arises the... Read More
Intra-articular cartilage
Intra-articular cartilage --> articular disc a plate or ring of fibrocartilage attached to the joint capsule and... Read More
Muscle cell
Definition noun, plural: muscle cells Any of the long, tubular mature contractile cells that make up the muscle... Read More