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cordlike — see restiform … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
angioblastic cords — cordlike masses of splanchnic mesenchymal cells ventral to the primordial coelom; they arrange themselves side by side to form the primordia of the endocardial heart tubes; called also angiogenic cell clusters … Medical dictionary
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
cord — corder, n. cordlike, adj. /kawrd/, n. 1. a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together. 2. Elect. a small, flexible, insulated cable. 3. a ribbed fabric, esp. corduroy. 4. a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth … Universalium
funis — 1. SYN: umbilical cord. 2. A cordlike structure. [L. a rope, cord] * * * fu·nis fyü nəs n UMBILICAL CORD * * * n. (in anatomy) any cordlike structure, especially the umbilical cord. * * * fu·nis (fuґnis) [L. “cord†… Medical dictionary
restiform — [res′tə fôrm΄] adj. 〚ModL restiformis < L restis, rope (for IE base see RUSH2) + formis, FORM〛 ropelike or cordlike; specif., designating either of two cordlike bundles of nerve fibers (restiform bodies) connecting the medulla oblongata with each … Universalium
knot — knot1 knotless, adj. knotlike, adj. /not/, n., v., knotted, knotting. n. 1. an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord… … Universalium
phlebitis — phlebitic /fleuh bit ik/, adj. /fleuh buy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color. [1815 25; < NL; see PHLEB , ITIS] … Universalium
reproductive system, human — Organ system by which humans reproduce. In females, the ovaries sit near the openings of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The cervix extends from the lower end of the uterus into the vagina, whose opening, as… … Universalium
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
