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Circumscript — Circumscript, umschrieben, abgegränzt, Circumscription, Umschreibung, Abgränzung; Circumscriptionsbullen, päpstliche Erlasse zur Regulirung der kirchlichen Angelegenheiten eines Landes in Folge der Vereinbarung mit der betreffenden Regierung,… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
circumscript — /serr keuhm skript /, adj. 1. Rare. limited or confined. 2. Obs. enclosed or encompassed. [1640 50; < L circumscriptus, ptp. of circumscribere to CIRCUMSCRIBE; see CIRCUM , SCRIPT] * * * … Universalium
circumscript — /serr keuhm skript /, adj. 1. Rare. limited or confined. 2. Obs. enclosed or encompassed. [1640 50; L circumscriptus, ptp. of circumscribere to CIRCUMSCRIBE; see CIRCUM , SCRIPT] … Useful english dictionary
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
Circumscribiren — (v. lat.), umschreiben. Circumscript, umschrieben; so: Circumscripte Röthe, unnatürliche Hautröthe, bes. mit scharfer Abgrenzung der übrigen Haut … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
circumscription — circumscriptive, adj. circumscriptively, adv. /serr keuhm skrip sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circumscribing. 2. circumscribed state; limitation. 3. anything that circumscribes, surrounds, or encloses; boundary. 4. periphery; outline. 5. a … Universalium
habenula — noun A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus … Wiktionary
Synapse — The point of connection usually between two nerve cells. Specifically, a synapse is a specialized junction at which a nerve cell (a neuron) communicates with a target cell. The neuron releases a chemical transmitter (a neurotransmitter) that… … Medical dictionary
field — A definite area of plane surface, considered in relation to some specific object. [A.S. feld] auditory f. the space included within the limits of hearing of a definite sound, as of a tuning fork … Medical dictionary
habenula — 1. SYN: frenulum. 2. [TA] In neuroanatomy, the term originally denoted the stalk of the pineal gland (pineal h.; pedunculus of pineal body), but gradually came to refer to a neighboring group of nerve cells with which the … Medical dictionary
