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Giannuzzi crescents (bodies cells demilunes) — Gian·nuz·zi crescents (bodies, cells, demilunes) (jah n tґse) [Guiseppe Giannuzzi, Italian anatomist, 1839–1876] see under crescent … Medical dictionary
Giannuzzi demilunes — Heidenhain demilunes Giannuzzi crescents … Medical dictionary
Giannuzzi — Italian anatomist, 1839–1876. See G. crescents, under crescent, G. demilunes, under demilune … Medical dictionary
demilune of Giannuzzi — demilune of Gian·nuz·zi also demilune of Gia·nuz·zi jä nüt sē n DEMILUNE Giannuzzi Giuseppe (1839 1876) Italian anatomist. Giannuzzi undertook significant research into several areas of anatomy and physiology. He is best known for his discovery… … Medical dictionary
semilunar bodies — Giannuzzi crescents … Medical dictionary
crescent cells — Giannuzzi crescents … Medical dictionary
demilune cells — Giannuzzi crescents … Medical dictionary
marginal cells — Giannuzzi crescents … Medical dictionary
demilune — 1. A small body with a form similar to that of a half moon or a crescent. 2. Term frequently used for the gametocyte of Plasmodium falciparum. [Fr. half moon] Giannuzzi demilunes SYN: serous demilunes. Heidenhain demilunes SYN … Medical dictionary
crescent — 1. Any figure of the shape of the moon in its first quarter. 2. The figure made by the gray columns or cornua on cross section of the spinal cord. 3. SYN: malarial c.. [L. cresco, pp. cretus, to grow] articular c. SYN: meniscus lens … Medical dictionary
