| calices renales minores | The subdivisions of the major calices, varying in number from 7 to 13, which receive the renal papillae. Synonym: calices renales minores. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| caliciform | Shaped like a cup or goblet. Synonym: calyciform. Origin: L. Calix + forma, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| caliciform cell | 1. <pathology> Cell of the epithelial lining of small intestine that secretes mucus and has a very well developed Golgi apparatus. 2. <zoology> Cell type characteristic of larval lepidopteran midgut, containing a potent H ATPase and thought to be involved in maintenance of ion and pH gradients. (10 Oct 1997) |
| calicine | Of the nature of, or resembling a calix. Synonym: calycine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caliciviridae | A family of RNA viruses. They possess a characteristic six-pointed starlike shape whose surfaces have cup-shaped (chalice) indentions. They differ from picornaviruses in size and shape, and most importantly, in genomic expression during replication cycles. Caliciviruses include the hepatitis e virus, vesicular exanthema of swine virus, san miguel sea lion viruses, feline calicivirus (calicivirus, feline), norwalk virus, and the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (haemorrhagic disease virus, rabbit). (12 Dec 1998) |
| caliciviridae infections | Virus diseases caused by caliciviridae. They include hepatitis e, vesicular exanthema of swine, acute respiratory infections in felines, rabbit haemorrhagic disease, and some cases of gastroenteritis in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| calicivirus | A genus in the family caliciviridae containing many species including feline calicivirus (calicivirus, feline), vesicular exanthema of swine virus, and san miguel sea lion viruses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| calicivirus, feline | A species of the genus calicivirus, an RNA virus infecting cats. Transmission occurs via air and mechanical contact. (12 Dec 1998) |
| calicoplasty | Synonym: calioplasty. Origin: calix, + G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| calicotomy | Incision into a calix, usually for removal of a calculus. Synonym: calicectomy, caliotomy. Origin: calix, + G. Tome, a cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| caliculus | A bud-shaped or cup-shaped structure, resembling the closed calyx of a flower. Synonym: calycle, calyculus. Origin: L. Dim. From G. Kalyx, the cup of a flower (05 Mar 2000) |
| caliculus gustatorius | One of a number of flask-shaped cell nests located in the epithelium of vallate, fungiform, and foliate papillae of the tongue and also in the soft palate, epiglottis, and posterior wall of the pharynx; it consists of sustentacular, gustatory, and basal cells between which the intragemmal sensory nerve fibres terminate. Synonym: caliculus gustatorius, gustatory bud, Schwalbe's corpuscle, taste bulb, taste corpuscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caliculus ophthalmicus | The double-walled cup formed by the invagination of the embryonic optic vesicle; its inner component becomes the sensory layer of the retina, its outer layer, the pigment layer. Synonym: caliculus ophthalmicus, ocular cup. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caliectasis | Dilation of the calices, usually due to obstruction or infection. Synonym: calicectasis, pyelocaliectasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| California encephalitis | Encephalitis of abrupt onset, with severe frontal headache and low-grade to moderate fever, caused by members of the genus Bunyavirus (Bunyaviridae family); infections also occur in rodents, lagomorphs, and domestic animals. Synonym: California encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |