Medical term:
helicoidal
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·coid
(hel'i-koyd),Resembling a helix.
Synonym(s): helical (2)
[G. helix, a coil, + eidos, resemblance]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
hel·i·coid
(hel'i-koyd)Resembling a helix.
Synonym(s): helical (2) .
Synonym(s): helical (2) .
[G. helix, a coil, + eidos, resemblance]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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