Medical term:
helicine
spiral
[spi´ral]1. winding like the thread of a screw; called also helical.
2. a winding structure; see also coil and helix.
Curschmann's s's coiled fibrils of mucin sometimes found in the sputum of patients with asthma. See also Laënnec's pearls.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
hel·i·cine
(hel'i-sēn),1. Coiled.
2. Synonym(s): helical (1)
[G. helix, a coil]
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helicine
adjective(1) Helical.
(2) Coiled.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
hel·i·cine
(hel'i-sēn)1. Coiled.
2. Synonym(s): helical (1) .
[G. helix, a coil]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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