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Septa

Definition (noun) Plural form of septum. See septum for definition and additional information. Supplement Related... Read More

Nonseptate mycelium

Nonseptate mycelium One in which there are no septa, or cross-walls, in the hyphae; inasmuch as the latter is not divided... Read More

Septate mycelium

septate mycelium One in which septa, or cross-walls, divide the hyphae into numerous uninucleated or multinucleated... Read More

Metamerism

Metamerism Definition Metamerism is the repetition of homologous body segments. This type of development can be seen in the... Read More

Nervous System

    THE is the most complicated and highly organized of the various systems which make up the human body. It is the... Read More

Xylem

Xylem Definition Xylem is defined as a plant tissue that transfers water and nutrients from roots to all over the plant... Read More

Adipose tissue

Adipose Tissue Definition Adipose tissue, a specialized variety of connective tissue, is composed of lipid-rich cells known... Read More

Linea aspera

Linea aspera a rough ridge with two pronounced lips running down the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur; the... Read More

Three-chambered heart

Three-chambered heart congenital abnormality in which there may be a single atrium with two ventricles or a single ventricle... Read More

Spermatogenesis

Spermatogenesis Definition Spermatogenesis is the biological process of producing sperm cells. It occurs in the male gonad... Read More

Hypha

Hypha (Science: microbiology) filament of fungal tissue that may or may not be separated into a file of cells by cross walls... Read More

Clamp connection

Clamp connection (Science: microbiology) in many basidiomycete fungi a short lateral branch of a binucleate cell develops.... Read More

Ethmoid air cells

Definition noun The numerous tiny-walled, fluid-filled cells that lie in the ethmoid bone of the skull (i.e. specifically... Read More

Trabecula

Definition noun, plural: trabeculae (general) A small supporting structure in the form of a beam, strut or... Read More