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English-Korean animal medical dictionary. 2013.
calcareous body
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Calcareous sponge — Taxobox name = Calcareous sponges image caption = Calcispongiae from Ernst Haeckel s Kunstformen der Natur , 1904 regnum = Animalia phylum = Porifera classis = Calcarea classis horny = Bowerbank, 1864 subdivision ranks = Orders subdivision =… … Wikipedia
psammoma body — a spherical, concentrically laminated mass of calcareous material, usually of microscopic size; such bodies occur in both benign and malignant epithelial and connective tissue tumors, and are sometimes associated with chronic inflammation.… … Medical dictionary
lithite — ˈliˌthīt noun ( s) Etymology: lith + ite : a calcareous concretion especially in a tentaculocyst or lithocyst * * * lithˈite noun A calcareous body secreted in an animal cell, esp with a sensory function • • • Main Entry: ↑lith … Useful english dictionary
Eyestone — Eye stone ([imac] st[=o]n ), n. 1. A small, lenticular, calcareous body, esp. an operculum of a small marine shell of the family {Turbinid[ae]}, used to remove a foreign substance from the eye. It is put into the inner corner of the eye under the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eyestone — /uy stohn /, n. a small calcareous body, flat on one side and convex on the other, passed between the eye and the eyelid to bring out cinders or other foreign matter. [1670 80; EYE + STONE] * * * … Universalium
eyestone — /ˈaɪstoʊn/ (say uystohn) noun a small calcareous body, flat on one side and convex on the other, passed between the eye and the eyelid to bring out cinders, etc …
ear crystal — noun Etymology: ear (I) : otolith, otoconium * * * ear crystal, a calcareous body formed in the internal ear of invertebrates; otolith … Useful english dictionary
eyestone — /uy stohn /, n. a small calcareous body, flat on one side and convex on the other, passed between the eye and the eyelid to bring out cinders or other foreign matter. [1670 80; EYE + STONE] … Useful english dictionary
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
sponge — spongeless, adj. spongelike, adj. spongingly, adv. /spunj/, n., v., sponged, sponging. n. 1. any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or… … Universalium
