Medical term:
pellicle
pellicle
[pel´ĭ-k'l]a thin scum forming on the surface of liquids.
acquired pellicle a colorless acellular bacteria-free film composed of salivary glycoproteins, deposited on the teeth within minutes after eruption or cleaning.
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pel·li·cle
(pel'i-kĕl),1. Literally and nonspecifically, a thin skin.
2. A film or scum on the surface of a liquid.
3. Cell boundary of sporozoites and merozoites among members of the protozoan subphylum Apicomplexa (Sporozoa), consisting of an outer unit membrane and an inner layer of two unit membranes.
[L. pellicula, dim of pellis, skin]
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pellicle
(pĕl′ĭ-kəl)n.
A thin skin or film, such as an organic membrane or liquid film.
pel·lic′u·lar (pə-lĭk′yə-lər) adj.
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pel·li·cle
(pel'i-kĕl)1. Literally and nonspecifically, a thin skin.
2. A film or scum on the surface of a liquid.
3. Cell boundary of sporozoites and merozoites among members of the protozoan subphylum Apicomplexa (Sporozoa), consisting of an outer unit membrane and an inner layer of two unit membranes.
[L. pellicula, dim of pellis, skin]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
pellicle
a thin membrane.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
pel·li·cle
(pel'i-kĕl)Any thin skin or film, but in dentistry, especially that which forms in the oral cavity.
[L. pellicula, dim of pellis, skin]
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