| adherent | 1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. 2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance. 3. <botany> Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals. Origin: L. Adhaerens, -entis, p. Pr., cf. F. Adherent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| adherent pericardium | Pericarditis with adhesions between the two pericardial layers, between the pericardium and heart, or between the pericardium and neighboring structures. Synonym: adherent pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adherent placenta | A placenta that fails to separate cleanly from the uterus after delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adhesive tape | Fabric or film evenly coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive mixture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cellulose tape technique | Use of a piece of transparent cellulose tape applied to a glass slide to obtain perianal samples for identification of pinworm eggs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tape | 1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape. 2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape. Red tape. See Red. <botany> Tape grass, a plant (Vallisneria spiralis) with long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish water; called also fresh water eelgrass, and, in Maryland, wild celery. Tape needle. See Bodkin. Origin: AS. Taeppe a fillet. Cf. Tapestry, Tippet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tape recording | Recording of information on magnetic or punched paper tape. (12 Dec 1998) |