tigroid substance
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tigroid substance — noun : nissl substance … Useful english dictionary
substance — Stuff; material. SYN: substantia [TA], matter. [L. substantia, essence, material, fr. sub sto, to stand under, be present] alpha s. SYN: reticular s. (1). anterior perforated s. [TA] a region at the base … Medical dictionary
tigroid — See chromophil substance. [G. tigroeides, fr. tigris, tiger, + eidos, appearance] * * * ti·groid tī .grȯid adj 1) having a striped or spotted appearance <pathological changes in the eye resulted in a tigroid fundus> 2) being or consisting… … Medical dictionary
tigroid — ˈtīˌgrȯid adjective Etymology: Greek tigroeidēs, from tigris tiger + oeidēs oid 1. : resembling a tiger especially in being striped or spotted 2. : being or consisting of Nissl substance … Useful english dictionary
Nissl bodies — nis əl n pl discrete granular bodies of variable size that occur in the cell body and dendrites but not the axon of neurons, are composed of RNA and polyribosomes, are stained with basic dyes (as methylene blue), and give a striped appearance to… … Medical dictionary
Motor neuron — Neuron: Motor neuron Micrograph of the hypoglossal nucleus showing motor neurons with their c … Wikipedia
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Nissl body — Image of a Nissl stained histological section through the rodent hippocampus showing various classes of neurons … Wikipedia
Retina — The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain. There is a small area, called the macula, in the retina that contains special light sensitive cells … Medical dictionary
