| heat rigor | Coagulation of muscle protein induced by heat. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| heat-rigor point | <cell biology> The degree of elevated temperature at which coagulation of protoplasm occurs with death of the cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acid rigor | Coagulation of muscle protein induced by acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcium rigor | Arrest of the heart in the fully contracted state as a result of poisoning with calcium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rigor | Stiffening of muscle as a result of high calcium levels and ATP depletion, so that actin myosin links are made, but not broken. (18 Nov 1997) |
| rigor mortis | Muscular rigidity which develops in the cadaver usually from 4 to 10 hours after death and lasts 3 or 4 days. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cold-rigor point | The degree of lowered temperature at which the activity of a cell ceases and the cell passes into the narcotic or hibernating state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myocardial rigor mortis | Irreversible contraction of the left ventricle of the heart as a complication seen in the early period of cardiopulmonary bypass and now avoided by appropriate cardioplegic solutions. Synonym: myocardial rigor mortis, stone heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atomic heat | The amount of heat required to raise an atom from 0 |
| radiant heat | Heat given off from any body in the form of waves, similar to light waves but of greater wavelength. (05 Mar 2000) |
| molar heat capacity | <chemistry> The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one mole of a substance by one degree Celsius (or Kelvin). (09 Jan 1998) |
| molecular heat | The product of the specific heat of a body multiplied by its molecular weight. (05 Mar 2000) |
| combined heat and power | An older term for what is now generally called cogeneration. The term is currently used in Europe and other foreign countries. (05 Dec 1998) |
| conductive heat | Heat transmitted by direct contact, as by an electric pad or hot water bottle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| convective heat | Heat conveyed by a warm medium, such as air or water, in motion from its source. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conversive heat | Heat produced in a body by the absorption of waves that are not in themselves hot, such as the sun's rays or infrared radiation. (05 Mar 2000) |