| clamoxyquin hydrochloride | 5-Chloro-7-[(3-diethylaminopropyl) amino]methyl8-quinolinol dihydrochloride;an amoebicide. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| clamp | An instrument for compression of a structure. Compare: forceps. Origin: M.E., fr. Middle Dutch klampe (05 Mar 2000) |
| clamp connection | <microbiology> In many basidiomycete fungi a short lateral branch of a binucleate cell develops. This is the developing clamp connection. One of the nuclei migrates into it. Both nuclei then undergo simultaneous mitosis so that one end of the cell contains two daughter nuclei from each of the parental nuclei. The nucleus in the branch and the two nuclei are separated off from the centre of the cell by septa. A single nucleus remains in the central region. The clamp connection then extends towards and fuses with the central section so that a binucleate cell is reformed. (18 Nov 1997) |
| clamp forceps | A forceps with pronged jaws designed to engage the jaws of a rubber dam clamp so that they may be separated to pass over the widest buccolingual contour of a tooth. Synonym: rubber dam clamp forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clams | Equivalved edible marine mollusks that live wholly or partially in sand or mud. Some genera are mya, venus, and mactra. (12 Dec 1998) |
| clamydia | See Chlamydia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sea clam | <zoology> Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family Mactridae, as the common American species. (Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima). Synonym: beach clam, and surf clam. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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