| concameration | A system of interconnecting cavities. Origin: L. Concameratio, a vault; fr. Concamero, pp. -atus, to vault over, fr. Camera, a vault (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Concanavalin A | <biochemistry> A lectin isolated from the jack bean, Canavalia ensiformis. See: Lectins. (05 Jan 1998) |
| concatamer | <molecular biology> Two or more identical linear molecular units covalently linked in tandem. Especially used of nucleic acid molecules and of units in artificial polymers. (05 Jan 1998) |
| concatenate | Denoting the arrangement of a number of structures, e.g., enlarged lymph glands, in a row like the links of a chain. Origin: L. Con-cateno, pp. -atus, to link together, fr. Catena, a chain (05 Mar 2000) |
| concatener | <molecular biology> A DNA segment composed of repeated sequences linked end to end. (05 Jan 1998) |
| Concato | Luigi M., Italian physician, 1825-1882. See: Concato's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Concato's disease | Chronic inflammation with effusions in several serous cavities resulting in fibrous thickening of the serosa and constrictive pericarditis. Synonym: Bamberger's disease, Concato's disease, multiple serositis. Origin: poly-+ L. Serum, serum, + G. -itis, inflammation Familial paroxysmal polyserositis, transient recurring attacks of abdominal pain, fever, pleurisy, arthritis, and rash; the condition is asymptomatic between attacks; autosomal recessive inheritance. There is an autosomal dominant recessive in which amyloidosis in common. Synonym: benign paroxysmal peritonitis, familial Mediterranean fever, familial recurrent polyserositis, Mediterranean fever, periodic peritonitis, periodic polyserositis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concave | Having a depressed or hollowed surface. Origin: L. Concavus, arched or vaulted (05 Mar 2000) |
| concave lens | A diverging minus power lens. Synonym: minus lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concave mirror | A spherical reflecting surface that constitutes a segment of the interior of a sphere. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concavity | A hollow or depression, with more or less evenly curved sides, on any surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concavoconcave | Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebrae. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| concavoconcave lens | A lens that is concave on two opposing surfaces. Synonym: concavoconcave lens, double concave lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concavoconvex | Concave on one surface and convex on the opposite surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concavoconvex lens | A converging meniscus lens that is concave on one surface and convex on the opposite surface. (05 Mar 2000) |