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Veliger :: Veliger (n.) Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.

Harderian :: Harderian (a.) A term applied to a lachrymal gland on the inner side of the orbit of many animals which have a third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate..

Turbinal :: Turbinal (a.) Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; -- applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers..

Bat :: Bat (n.) One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire..

Phyllostome :: Phyllostome (n.) Any bat of the genus Phyllostoma, or allied genera, having large membranes around the mouth and nose; a nose-leaf bat..

Frenum :: Frenum (n.) A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fraenum of the tongue..

Afterbirth :: Afterbirth (n.) The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery..

Endosternite :: Endosternite (n.) The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in Crustacea and insects.

Mesentery :: Mesentery (n.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc..

Delivery :: Delivery (n.) The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes.

Bursa :: Bursa (n.) Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and bony prominences..

Ligamentous :: Ligamentous (a.) Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane..

Structurist :: Structureless (a.) Without a definite structure, or arrangement of parts; without organization; devoid of cells; homogeneous; as, a structureless membrane..

Enderon :: Enderon (n.) The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes.

Villus :: Villus (n.) One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane..

Phonautograph :: Phonautograph (n.) An instrument by means of which a sound can be made to produce a visible trace or record of itself. It consists essentially of a resonant vessel, usually of paraboloidal form, closed at one end by a flexible membrane. A stylus attached to some point of the membrane records the movements of the latter, as it vibrates, upon a moving cylinder or plate..

Micropyle :: Micropyle (n.) An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted..

Membranous :: Membranous (a.) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a membranous covering or lining..

Diffusate :: Diffusate (n.) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane..

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