extrabulbar |
Outside of or unrelated to any bulb, such as the bulb of the urethra, or the medulla oblongata. (05 Mar 2000) |
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extracaliceal |
Outside of a calix. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracapsular |
<anatomy> Situated outside of a capsule, especially. Outside the capsular ligament of a joint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
extracapsular fracture |
A fracture at the articular extremity of a bone, but outside of the line of attachment of the capsular ligament of the joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracapsular ligaments |
Ligaments associated with a synovial joint but separate from and external to its articular capsule. Synonym: ligamenta extracapsularia. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracardiac murmur |
A bruit heard over or near the precordium originating from structures other than the heart; the term includes pericardial friction rubs and cardiopulmonary murmur's. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracarpal |
1. Outside of, having no relation to, the carpus. 2. On the outer side of the carpus. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracellular |
Outside a cell or cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
extracellular enzyme |
<enzyme> An enzyme performing its functions outside a cell; e.g., the various digestive enzyme's. Synonym: exoenzyme, lyoenzyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracellular fluid |
The fluid found outside of the cell or cells and between the cells in a tissue. (09 Oct 1997) |
extracellular fluid volume |
The fraction of body wate rnot in cells; about 25% of body weight. It consists of plasma water (4.5% of body weight), water between cells (interstitial water-lymph, 11.5% of body weight), water in dense bone and connective tissue (7.5% of body weight) and water secretions.See transcellular water, about 1.5% of body weight.. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracellular matrix |
Any material produced by cells and secreted into the surrounding medium, but usually applied to the noncellular portion of animal tissues. The ecm of connective tissue is particularly extensive and the properties of the ecm determine the properties of the tissue. In broad terms there are three major components: fibrous elements particularly collagen, elastin or reticulin), link proteins (e.g. Fibronectin, laminin) and space filling molecules (usually glycosaminoglycans). The matrix may be mineralised to resist compression (as in bone) or dominated by tension resisting fibres (as in tendon). The basal lamina of epithelial cells is another commonly encountered ecm. Although ecm is produced by cells, it has recently become clear that the ecm can influence the behaviour of cells quite markedly, an important factor to consider when growing cells in vitro: removing cells from their normal environment can have far reaching effects. (18 Nov 1997) |
extracellular matrix proteins |
Macromolecular organic compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and usually, sulfur. These macromolecules (proteins) form an intricate meshwork in which cells are embedded to construct tissues. Variations in the relative types of macromolecules and their organization determine the type of extracellular matrix, each adapted to the functional requirements of the tissue. The two main classes of macromolecules that form the extracellular matrix are: glycosaminoglycans, usually linked to proteins (proteoglycans), and fibrous proteins (e.g., collagen, elastin, fibronectins and laminin). (12 Dec 1998) |
extracellular space |
Interstitial space between cells, occupied by fluid as well as amorphous and fibrous substances. (12 Dec 1998) |
extracellular toxin |
<protein> Toxin released from gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria as opposed to endotoxins that form part of the cell wall. Examples are cholera, pertussis and diphtheria toxins. Usually specific and highly toxic. (18 Nov 1997) |
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ankylosis due to rigidity of structures exterior to the joint capsule.
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extracardiac murmur
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a murmur heard over the heart originating from another structure, such as a cardiopulmonary murmur.
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extracorporeal circulation
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the circulation of blood outside the body, as through a heart-lung apparatus for carbon dioxide
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extend
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in which students are asked to apply what they have learned in different but similar situations, and the instructor guides the students toward the next discussion topic.
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external
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An externality occurs in economics when a decision (for example, to pollute the atmosphere) causes costs or benefits to individuals or groups other than the person making the decision. In other words, the decision-maker does not bear all of the costs or reap all of the gains from his action. As a result, in a competitive market too much or too little of the good will be consumed from the point of view of society. ...
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