Medical term:
catenulate
cat·e·noid
(kat'ĕ-noyd),1. Chainlike, such as a chain of fungus spores or a colony of bacteria in which the individuals are joined end to end. Synonym(s): catenulate
2. Surface of net zero curvature generated by the rotation of a catenary (curve of repose of a suspended chain); the interventricular septum of the heart in idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis resembles a catenoid, which makes it ineffective in increasing intracavity pressure or in reducing its volume as defined in Laplace law.
[L. catena, chain, + G. eidos, resemblance]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
catenoid
(kăt′ĕ-noyd) [″ + Gr. eidos, form, shape]Chainlike; pert. to protozoan colonies whose individuals are joined end to end.
Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
Latest Searches:
actinomycomata - acthib - acrospire - acrosin - acroscleroderma - acromiothoracic - acromioplasty - acrobystiolith - acrisorcin - AcQtrack - acorea - acoflex - acochoerus - acidogenic - acidity - acidimetries - acidimeter - achillotenotomy - achillodynia - acetylization -
- Service manuals - MBI Corp