subereous |
Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose. Origin: L. Subereus of the cork tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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suberic |
<chemistry> Of or pertaining to cork; specifically, designating an acid, CH.(COH), homologous with oxalic acid, and obtained from cork and certain fatty oils, as a white crystalline substance. Origin: L. Suber the cork tree: cf. F. Subereque. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
suberic acid |
HOOC-(CH2)6-COOH;used in plastics and in the cross-linking of biopolymers; found in the urine as a product of ω-oxidation of fatty acids. Synonym: octandioic acid. Origin: L. Suber, cork oak, + -ic (05 Mar 2000) |
suberin |
<protein> Fatty substance, containing long chain fatty acids and fatty esters, found in the cell walls of cork cells (phellem) in higher plants. Also found in the Casparian band. Renders the cell wall impervious to water. (18 Nov 1997) |
suberite |
<zoology> Any sponge of the genus Suberites and allied genera. These sponges have a fine and compact texture, and contain minute siliceous spicules. Origin: L. Suber the cork tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
suberone |
<chemistry> The hypothetical ketone of suberic acid. A colourless liquid, analogous suberone proper, having a pleasant peppermint odour. It is obtained by the distillation of calcium suberate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
suberosis |
<radiology> Type of extrinsic allergic alveolitis, source: moldy cork dust, organism: Penicillum frequentans (12 Dec 1998) |
suberous |
<botany> Having a corky texture. Origin: L. Suber the cork tree: cf. F. Subereux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
subesophageal |
<zoology> Situated beneath the oesophagus. <zoology> Alternative forms: suboesophageal] Subesophageal ganglion, a large special ganglion situated beneath the oesophagus of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
subfalcial herniation |
Herniation beneath the falx cerebri; usually of the cingulate gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
subfamily |
<biology> One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
subfascial |
Beneath a fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
subfascial prepatellar bursa |
<anatomy> A bursa between the fascia lata and the quadriceps tendon anterior to the patella. Synonym: bursa subfascialis prepatellaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
subfertility |
Less than normal capacity for reproduction. (05 Mar 2000) |
subfissure |
A cerebral fissure beneath the surface, concealed by overlapping convolutions. (05 Mar 2000) |
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subclinical infection
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infection in which symptoms and signs are not detectable by clinical examination or laboratory tests; this may occur in an early stage(s) of the infection, with symptoms and signs becoming manifest later during the course of the infection, or the symptoms and signs may never become apparent. Cf. inapparent i.
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subacute nodular migratory panniculitis
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a condition considered by some to be the same as erythema nodosum migrans, characterized by the development on the anterior and lateral aspects of the lower extremities, particularly in women, of discrete nodules that spread centrifugally with erythematous borders and central clearing (giving the appearance of migration) and coalesce to form plaques that eventually involute, usually with residual pigmentation.
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subarachnoidal septum
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an incomplete fibrous sheath which lies in the median plane and which connects the arachnoid to the pia mater along the posterior median sulcus of the cervical and upper thoracic parts of the spinal cord.
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subcapital fracture
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fracture of a bone just below its head, especially an intracapsular fracture of the neck of the femur at the junction of the head and neck.
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subchondral cyst
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a bone cyst within the fused epiphysis beneath the articular plate; it is lined with a membrane (probably modified synovia) which contains a mucinous material. Called also ganglionic c.
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