Rainey corpuscle

Rainey corpuscle
Rai·ney corpuscle (raґne) [George Rainey, British anatomist, 1801–1884] see under corpuscle.

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  • Rainey's corpuscle — Rain·ey s corpuscle rā nēz n the crescent shaped spore of a sporozoan of the order Sarcosporidia Rainey George (1801 1884) British anatomist. A lecturer on anatomy by profession, Rainey also was the author of a book on the formation of shell and… …   Medical dictionary

  • rainey's corpuscle — ˈrānēz noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after George Rainey died 1884 English anatomist : the crescent shaped spore of a sarcosporidian …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Rainey — George, English anatomist, 1801–1884. See R. corpuscles, under corpuscle …   Medical dictionary

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