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sulciform — adj. [L. sulcus, furrow; forma, shape] Being groovelike or groove shaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
furrow — furrower, n. furrowless, adj. furrowlike, adj. furrowy, adj. /ferr oh, fur oh/, n. 1. a narrow groove made in the ground, esp. by a plow. 2. a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface: the furrows of a wrinkled face. v.t. 3. to… … Universalium
groove — grooveless, adj. groovelike, adj. groover, n. /groohv/, n., v., grooved, grooving. n. 1. a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue and groove joint), a furrow, or a… … Universalium
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Meatus — An opening or passageway. For example, the female urethral meatus. The urethra is the transport tube from the bladder to the outside of the body. In females the urethra is shorter than in the male. The meatus of the female urethra is just above… … Medical dictionary
Nose — The external midline projection from the face. The purpose of the nose is to warm, clean, and humidify the air you breath. In addition, it helps you to smell and taste. A normal person will produce about two quarts of fluid each day (mucus),… … Medical dictionary
channel — A furrow, gutter, or groovelike passageway. SEE ALSO: canal. [L. canalis] ion c. a specific macromolecular protein pathway, with an aqueous “pore,” that traverses the lipid bilayer of a cell s plasma membrane and maintains or modulates the… … Medical dictionary
meatus — n. (in anatomy) a passage or opening. The auditory meatus is the passage leading from the pinna of the outer ear to the eardrum. A nasal meatus is one of three groovelike parts of the nasal cavity beneath each of the nasal conchae. The urethral… … The new mediacal dictionary
nose — n. the organ of olfaction, which also acts as an air passage that warms, moistens, and filters the air on its way to the lungs. The external nose is a triangular projection in the front of the face that is composed of cartilage and covered with… … The new mediacal dictionary
furrow — fur•row [[t]ˈfɜr oʊ, ˈfʌr oʊ[/t]] n. v. rowed, row•ing. n. 1) agr. a narrow groove made in the ground, esp. by a plow 2) a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface 3) to make a furrow or furrows in 4) to make wrinkles in (the… … From formal English to slang
