| intercalate | 1. To insert, as a day or other portion of time, in a calendar. 2. To insert among others, as a verse in a stanza; specif. <geology> To introduce as a bed or stratum, between the layers of a regular series of rocks. "Beds of fresh water shells . . . Are intercalated and interstratified with the shale." (Mantell) Origin: L. Intercalatus, p. P. Of intercalare to intercalate to intercalate; inter between + calare to call, proclaim. See Calendar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| intercalated | Interposed; inserted between two others. Origin: L. Intercalatus (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercalated disc | An electron dense junctional complex, at the end to end contacts of cardiac muscle cells, that contains gap junctions and desmosomes. most of the disc is formed of a convoluted fascia adherens type of junction into which the actin filaments of the terminal sarcomeres insert (they are therefore equivalent to half Z bands), desmosomes are also present. The lateral portion of the stepped disc contains gap junctions that couple the cells electrically and thus coordinate the contraction. (18 Nov 1997) |
| intercalated disk | A specialised intercellular attachment of cardiac muscle comprising gap junctions, fascia adherens, and occasionally desmosomes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercalated ducts | The minute duct's of glands, such as the salivary and the pancreas, that lead from the acini; they are lined by low cuboidal cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercalated nucleus | A small collection of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata lying lateral to the hypoglossal nucleus. Synonym: nucleus intercalatus, Staderini's nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |