Archive for September, 2008

The stalk of an inflorescence, in ferns, the stalk of a sporocarp. (09 Oct 1997) »

Inability to execute a skilled or learned motor act, not related to paralysis or lack of comprehension, caused by a cortical lesion. (27 Sep 1997) »

Irregularly shaped endothelium-lined spaces within the trabecular reticulum, through which the aqueous filters to reach the sinus venosus sclerae. Synonym: spatia anguli iridocornealis, ciliary canals, Fontana’s spaces. (05 Mar 2000) »

1. The spirit; the soul of man. “Then gives her grieved ghost thus to lament.” (Spenser) 2. The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter. “The mighty ghosts of our great Harrys rose.” (Shak) “I thought that I had died in sleep, And... »

1. The written history of a person’s life. 2. Biographical writings in general. Origin: Gr.; life + to write: cf. F. Biographie. (21 Mar 1998) »

German anatomist and surgeon, 1758-1826. See: Lauth’s ligament. (05 Mar 2000) »

Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. The common European species (R. Tarandus) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou (R. Caribou) is found in Canada and... »

Plant growth substance (phytohormone) involved in promotion of stem elongation, mobilisation of food reserves in seeds and other processes. Its absence results in the dwarfism of some plant varieties. Chemically all known gibberellins are gibberellic acids. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008) »

See: echino-. (05 Mar 2000) »

In craniometry, the angle at the inion formed by lines drawn from the hormion and the lambda. Synonym: hypsiloid angle. (05 Mar 2000) »