| Bowman's disks | Disk's resulting from transverse segmentation of striated muscular fibre treated with weak acids, certain alkaline solutions, or freezing. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| A disks | The dark-staining anisotropic cross striations in the myofibrils of muscle fibres, comprising regions of overlapping thick (myosin) and thin (actin) filaments. Synonym: A disks, anisotropic disks, Q bands, Q disks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisotropic disks | The dark-staining anisotropic cross striations in the myofibrils of muscle fibres, comprising regions of overlapping thick (myosin) and thin (actin) filaments. Synonym: A disks, anisotropic disks, Q bands, Q disks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ranvier's disks | Tactile nerve endings, of cupped disklike form, in the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rod disks | Membranous disk's of flattened sacs about 14 nm thick that occur in the outer segment of rods of the retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compact disks | Computer disks storing data with a maximum reduction of space and bandwidth. The compact size reduces cost of transmission and storage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cone disks | Membranous disk's of flattened sacs about 14 nm thick that occur in the outer segment of cones of the retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sandpaper disks | Disk's of paper coated with various grits of silica; used to abrade or smooth the surface of teeth or dental materials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Q disks | The dark-staining anisotropic cross striations in the myofibrils of muscle fibres, comprising regions of overlapping thick (myosin) and thin (actin) filaments. Synonym: A disks, anisotropic disks, Q bands, Q disks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emery disks | Disk's of paper or other materials coated with emery powder used to abrade or smooth the surface of teeth or fillings. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bowman | A man who uses a bow; an archer. "The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen." (Jer. Iv. 29) Bowman's root. <botany> See Indian physic, under Indian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Bowman-Birk inhibitor | A polypeptide that will inhibit both trypsin and chymotrypsin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bowman Birk protease inhibitors | <pharmacology> Family of serine protease inhibitors found in seeds of leguminous plants and cereals. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Bowman's capsule | The expanded beginning of a nephron composed of an inner and outer layer: the visceral layer consists of podocytes which surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium which becomes cuboidal at the tubular pole. Synonym: capsula glomeruli, Bowman's capsule, malpighian capsule, Muller's capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bowman's gland | Branched tubuloalveolar serous secreting glands (of Bowman) in the mucous membrane of the olfactory region of the nasal cavity. Synonym: glandulae olfactoriae. (05 Mar 2000) |