Word Finder - connective

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That which connects.

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A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.

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(grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.

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The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.

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A connective tissue.

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Serving or tending to connect; connecting.

The coils and branches of the tube are packed by connective tissue and blood spaces.

That portion of the filament in contact with the anther-lobes is termed the connective.

They appear, in fact, to be an air-holding modification of the vasifactive connective tissue.

The anther-lobes are united to the connective, which is either continuous with the filament or articulated with it.

When the filament is continuous with the connective, and is prolonged so that the anther-lobes appear to be united to it throughout their whole length, and lie in apposition to it and on both sides of it, the anther is said to be adnate or adherent; when the filament ends at the base of the anther, then the latter is innate or erect.

The connective may unite the antherlobes completely or only partially.

The connective is joined to the filament by a movable joint forming a lever which plays an important part in the pollinationmechanism.

In Stachys the connective is expanded laterally, so as to unite the bases of the anther-lobes and bring them into a horizontal line.

When the anther lobes are rendered horizontal by the enlargement of the connective, then what is really longitudinal dehiscence may appear to be transverse.

When taken by the mouth phosphorus is an irritant poison in large doses; in small doses the only effects noticeable consist in an increased formation of bony and connective tissue, although it is also supposed to exert a gently stimulating effect upon the nervous system.

But it is readily seen, and in the Logik Kant shows himself fully aware of the fact, that these pure connective links of experience, general aspects of objects of intelligible experience, do not resemble concepts formed by the so-called logical or elaborative processes from representations of completed objects.

It is to be observed that Kant in the expression of these analogies reaches the final solution of the difficulty which had so long pressed upon him, the difficulty as to the relation of the pure connective notions to experience.

This change allowed us to isolate the implicit causality of the verb itself from the contribution of the connective.

RaphaYad uses hands-on and hands-off techniques to work with the body's electromagnetic circuitry to access the body's connective pathways and neurological systems.

He added a new connective to classical logic, that of strict implication.

Otherwise they have very little connective tissue between the nephrons.

During the third month, these break up forming cell nests surrounded by young vascular connective tissue.

Tissues containing predominantly stromal cells are often called connective tissue.

Collagen - the main substance in the white, fibrous connective tissue which is found in tendons, ligaments and cartilage.

As well as the endothelium and underlying basement membrane, there is a small layer of loose connective tissue and some adipose tissue.

Sprains usually refer to injuries to ligaments, but sometimes to other connective tissues, such as tendons and the capsules surrounding joints.

Can you identify the endothelium, and underlying connective tissue of the tunica intima layer in this photograph?

Furthermore, medusa cells (i.e. connective tissue eosinophils that have assumed an amoeboid or fibrillar shape) were readily identifiable in endometriosis specimens.

Like all muscles, the tensor fascia lata has a band of connective tissue at each end which bind it to bone.

Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) SLE is a generalized connective tissue disorder tending to affect middle-aged females.

The elastin fibers in the image below (from loose connective tissue around the intestine) are the thin black ones.

Modern research has validated long-standing folk medicine practices of using horsetail to mend connective tissue and bone.

Efficacy has been shown in primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue disease.

He taps the same vein of highly informed, snappy, connective journalism, and it's great to read.

Can you identify lobules, the central vein, supporting connective tissue and portal tracts.

Bones are covered by a connective tissue membrane called the periosteum.

We provide a wide range of services to cover all aspects of general rheumatology including inflammatory joint disorders, connective tissue diseases and vasculitides.

The most important histological element is the connective tissue stroma.

Ice to cool off that angry nest of connective tissue near your heel.

Closely on the advance of this .army of phagocytes or scavenger cells follows the third line of defenders, the connective tissue cells or fibroblasts.

The fat cells are increased and infiltrate the connective tissue between the bundles of muscle fibres.

Moreover, in many forms, in which in the adult condition there is only a single pair of anterior ganglia and a single pedal connective, a pleural ganglion distinct from the cerebral has been recognized in the course of development.

The relation in which they stand to the categories or pure notions is ambiguous; and, when Kant has to consider the fashion in which category and data of sense are to be brought together, he merely places side by side as a priori elements the pure connective notions and the pure forms of perception, and finds it, apparently, only a matter of contingent convenience that they should harmonize with one another and so render cognition possible.

The glands are divided into lobules by connective tissue septa.

However, a fine network of connective tissue fibers supports the hepatocytes and sinusoid lining cells.

This is because of swelling and then thickening of the connective tissue which becomes fibrotic or scarred.

The ovaries are small almond shaped structures, covered by a thick connective tissue capsule - the tunica albuginea.

It can also effect the connective tissue in the body and cause a higher level of production of free radicals (molecules which cause aging and tissue damage).

Cephalohematoma-A benign swelling of the scalp in a newborn due to an effusion of blood beneath the connective tissue that surrounds the skull, often resulting from birth trauma.

Rheumatologist-A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the joints and connective tissues of the body.

Genetic abnormalities in the manufacturing of collagen within the body affect connective tissues, causing them to be abnormally weak.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is also referred to as inherited connective tissue disorder.

Collagen is a strong, fibrous protein that lends strength and elasticity to connective tissues such as the skin, tendons, organ walls, cartilage, and blood vessels.

Each of these connective tissues requires collagen tailored to meet its specific purposes.

The connective tissue in the intestines, arteries, uterus, and other hollow organs may be unusually weak, leading to organ or blood vessel rupture.