visceral+cavity

  • 51Aedes albopictus — Female at the start of feeding Conservation status …

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  • 52transcoelomic — trans·coe·lom·ic (trans se lomґik) spreading by extension through a visceral cavity; said of tumor metastasis …

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  • 53abdomen — /ˈæbdəmən / (say abduhmuhn), /əbˈdoʊmən / (say uhb dohmuhn) noun 1. that part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; the visceral cavity containing most of the digestive organs; the belly. 2. (in vertebrates below mammals) a… …

  • 54caul fat — noun Etymology: caul (I) : fat from the visceral cavity of a slaughtered animal …

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  • 55splanchnocele — splanchˈnocele / sēl/ noun 1. (Gr koilos hollow) a visceral cavity 2. The posterior part of the coelom • • • Main Entry: ↑splanchnic …

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  • 56nodi lymphoidei viscerales — visceral lymph nodes: lymph nodes that receive lymph from the viscera in a body cavity; see nodi lymphoidei abdominis viscerales and nodi lymphoidei pelvis viscerales. Cf. nodi lymphoidei parietales …

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  • 57nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …

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  • 58gastropod — /gas treuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc. adj. 2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods. [1820 30; < NL Gast(e)ropoda a class of mollusks.&#8230; …

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  • 59bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.&#8230; …

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  • 60Nerve — 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 …

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