protein- any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high ...
When a tumor gives rise to a mass that projects into a lumen (a cavity or channel within a tubular organ), it is called apolyp. Most polyps are epithelial in origin. Strictly speaking, the termpolyprefers only to benign growths; a malignant polyp is referred to as apolypoid cancer in ...
1. the process of degenerating 2. the state of being degenerate 3. (Biology) biology the loss of specialization, function, or structure by organisms and their parts, as in the development of vestigial organs 4. (Biology) a. impairment or loss of the function and structure of cells or ti...
Although this condition is believed to affect as many as 11 million adults and children, as many as two of every three people with hypothyroidism may not know they have the disease. Nicknamed "Gland Central" because it influences almost every organ, tissue, and cell in the body, the thyroid...
Common Feature Stinging cells, as stinging tentacles are characteristic features, tissue-level structure, life cycle has both asexual polyp and sexual medusa stages Number of germ layers 2 (therefore diploblastic) Symmetry Radial/Biradial Cephalization Absent Coelom None (Acoelomate) Digestion Incomplete...
The polyp form is typically sessile, or non-moving, and attaches itself to a surface in a suitable, protected location to feed and continue to grow. The medusa form occurs when the cnidarian reaches maturity and can reproduce. The medusa form of cnidarians is typically motile or capable of ...
Class Hydrozoa: small predatory polyploid or radial in appearance with possible tentacles Family Hydridae: refers to physical appearance Genus Hydra: polyp-like with a tubular body Lesson Quiz Course 5.5Kviews Hydra Nervous System The hydra's nervous system has unique characteristics. It does not co...
(in animals) a filamentous structure of mammalian skin formed of cornified epidermal cells that multiply in the hair follicle. Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005 hair (hār) [TA] 1. One of the fine, keratinized filamentous ...
[MGMT.sup.CG], MGMT methylation; [MLH1.sup.CG], MLH1 methylation; MSIH, microsatellite unstable; MSS, microsatellite stable; MVHP, microvesicular hyperplastic polyp; [P16.sup.CG], P16 methylation; SSA/P, sessile serrated adenoma/polyp; TA, tubular adenoma; TSA, traditional serrated adenoma; ...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook lipophagy [lĭ-pof´ah-je] lipolysis. adj.,adjlipopha´gic. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier,...