- malpighian cells
- kératinocytes
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
Malpighian tubule system — Stylised diagram of insect digestive tract showing malpighian tubule (Orthopteran type) The Malpighian tubule system is a type of excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some Uniramia (Insects and Myriapoda), arachnids and tardigrades. The… … Wikipedia
Malpighian layer — Histologic image of the epidermis with its layers named in white text. The Malpighian layer of the skin is a term that is generally defined as both the stratum basale and stratum spinosum as a unit,[1][ … Wikipedia
malpighian tubule — ▪ anatomy in insects, any of the excretory organs that lie in the abdominal body cavity and empty into the junction between midgut and hindgut. In species having few malpighian tubules, they are long and coiled; in species with numerous (up … Universalium
Malpighian layer — noun Date: 1878 the deeper part of the epidermis consisting of cells whose protoplasm has not yet changed into horny material … New Collegiate Dictionary
Malpighian layer — [mal pɪgɪən] noun Zoology & Anatomy a layer in the epidermis in which skin cells are continually formed by division. Origin C19: named after the 17th cent. Italian microscopist Marcello Malpighi … English new terms dictionary
Malpighian layer — /mælˌpɪgiən ˈleɪə/ (say mal.pigeeuhn layuh) noun the layer of non horny cells in the epidermis …
malpighian layer — n. a layer of proliferating cells in the epidermis. Etymology: M. Malpighi, It. physician d. 1694 … Useful english dictionary
urate cells — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Special cells of the fat body or in the epidermis or elsewhere that segregate the uric acid, when not excreted through the Malpighian tubules … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Beak — For other uses, see Beak (disambiguation). Comparison of bird beaks, displaying different shapes adapted to different feeding methods. Not to scale. The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating… … Wikipedia
spot — 1. SYN: macula. 2. To lose a slight amount of blood through the vagina. acoustic spots macula of utricle, macula of saccule. Bitot spots small, circumscribed, lusterless, grayish white, foamy, greasy, triangular deposits on the bulbar … Medical dictionary
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium