| cellular slime mould | See: Acrasidae. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| slime mould | <biology, microbiology> Two distinct groups of fungi, the cellular slime moulds or Acrasidae that include Dictyostelium and the acellular slime moulds or Myxomycetes that include Physarum. These nonphototrophic eukaryotic microorganisms lack cell walls, which aggregate to form fruiting structures (cellular slime moulds) or simply masses of protoplasm (acellular slime moulds). (09 Oct 1997) |
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| water mould | <microbiology> A common term for a fungus in the division Oomycota. (09 Oct 1997) |
| mould | <microbiology> A filamentous fungus. (09 Oct 1997) |
| slime | 1. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud. "As it [Nilus] ebbs, the seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain." (Shak) 2. Any mucilaginous substance; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive. 3. Bitumen. "Slime had they for mortar." (Gen. Xi. 3) 4. <chemical> Mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing. 5. <physiology> A mucuslike substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals. Slime eel. <zoology> See Hag. Slime pit, a pit for the collection of slime or bitumen. Origin: OE. Slim, AS. Slim; akin to D. Slijm, G. Schleim, MHG. Slimen to make smooth, Icel. Slim slime, Dan. Sliim; cf. L. Limare to file, polish, levis smooth, Gr.; or cf. L. Limus mud. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slime fever | Leptospiral infection with jaundice, presumably infection by Leptospira icterohemorrhagica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slime layer | <biology, microbiology> A diffused layer of polysaccharide exterior to the bacterial cell wall. Compare: capsule and glycocalyx. (09 Oct 1997) |
| acute cellular rejection | Graft rejection which usually begins within 10 days after a graft has been transplanted into a genetically dissimilar host. Lesions at the site of the graft characteristically are infiltrated with large numbers of lymphocytes and macrophages which cause tissue damage. See: primary rejection. Synonym: acute rejection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cellular | 1. Relating to, derived from, or composed of cells. 2. Having numerous compartments or interstices. Origin: L. Cellula, dim. Of cella, storeroom (05 Mar 2000) |
| cellular biology | <study> The study of cells. Implies the use of light or electron microscopic methods for the study of morphology. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cellular biophysics | Biophysics concerned with cellular processes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cellular blue nevus | A large, acquired blue nevus in which melanocytes are often clear and large, alternating with pigmented spindle cells and which may expand deeply into the subcutis; malignant change is very rare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cellular cartilage | An embryonic or immature stage of cartilage in which it consists chiefly of cells with very little matrix. Synonym: parenchymatous cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cellular embolism | Embolism due to a mass of cells transported from disintegrating tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cellular engineering | <technique> The use of techniques for constructing replacement or additional or experimental parts of cells and tissues for both fundamental investigation and as prosthetic devices. Often involves the interfacing of cells and nonliving structures. (26 Mar 1998) |
| cellular immune theory | A concept, put forth by Elie Metchnikoff, that cells, not antibodies, were responsible for the immune response of an organism. (05 Mar 2000) |