| annelid |
Worms with bodies divided into cylindrical rings (earthworms, leeches).
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| anneal |
Heat treatment to soften temper
Ãâó: www.pdhpc.com/Glossary/Glossary.htm
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| anneal |
to prevent the formation of or remove stresses in plastics by cooling from a suitable temperature.
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| annulus |
a ring of tissue on the stipe of mushroom formed by the rupture of a membrane (the partial veil) connecting the cap and stipe of a developing mushroom. A special layer of tissue that connects the margin of a mushroom pileus to the stipe that can either form a ring around the stipe, hang as fragments from the margin of the pileus, or be variations of the two. Examples may be found in many genera such as Amanita, Cystoderma, Lepiota, and Suillus, among others.
Ãâó: www.mykoweb.com/CAF/glossary.html
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| annulus |
A ring of tough fibrous tissue at the base of the heart. This ring supports and anchors the heart valve(s) into the heart itself. There are 4 valve annuli...one each for the tricuspid, mitral, aortic, and pulmonary valves. These rings of fibrous tissue all converge together in the middle of the heart, and area known as the fibrous skeleton of the heart.
Ãâó: www.cardioassoc.com/patient_pgs/glossary.asp
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