colloid corpuscles
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corpora amylacea — small basophilic, periodic acid–Schiff–positive, hyaline masses, 5–50 μm in diameter, derived from degenerate cells or inspissated secretions and consisting of a central nidus surrounded by concentric lamellae. They occur in the… … Medical dictionary
corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles … Medical dictionary
hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… … Universalium
Thomson problem — The Thomson problem is that of determining the minimum (ground state) energy configuration of N classical electrons on the surface of a sphere (or 2 sphere S^{2}). The electrons repel each other with a force given by Coulomb s law. This problem… … Wikipedia
