| branching | The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch. "The sciences, with their numerous branchings." (L. Watts) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| branching enzyme | 1,4-alpha-d-glucan branching enzyme |
| branching factor | 1,4-alpha-glucan-branching enzyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| branching ratio | <radiobiology> In a fusion reaction involving two nuclei, there are typically a variety of possible sets of products which can form. The branching ratio for a particular set of products is the probability that that set of products will be produced. (09 Oct 1997) |
| branchio-oto-renal syndrome | <syndrome> An autosomal dominant disorder manifested by various combinations of preauricular pits, branchial fistulae or cysts, lacrimal duct stenosis, hearing loss, structural defects of the outer, middle, or inner ear, and renal dysplasia. Associated defects include asthenic habitus, long narrow facies, constricted palate, deep overbite, and myopia. Hearing loss may be due to mondini type cochlear defect and stapes fixation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| branchiogastropoda | <zoology> Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchiae, including the Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata. Origin: NL, from Gr. Gill + E. Gastropoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| branchiogenic | Originating from the branchial arches. Origin: G. Branchia, gill, -gen, to produce (05 Mar 2000) |
| branchioma | A tumour derived from branchial epithelium or branchial rests. (12 Dec 1998) |
| branchiomere | An embryonic segment from which a branchial arch is developed. Origin: G. Branchia, gill, + meros, part (05 Mar 2000) |
| branchiomeric muscles | The muscle's derived from branchial arch mesoderm that provide a large portion of the musculature for the face and neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| branchiomerism | <anatomy> The state of being made up of branchiate segments. Origin: Gr. Gill + -mere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| branchiomotor | Relating to or controlling the movement of muscles derived from the branchial arches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| branchiomotor nuclei | Collective term for those motoneuronal nuclei of the brainstem (n. Ambiguus, facial motor nucleus, motor nucleus of the trigeminus) that develop from the branchiomotor column of the embryo and innervate striated muscle fibres (muscles of mastication, facial musculature, pharynx and vocal cord muscles) developed from the mesenchyme of the branchial arches. Synonym: special visceral efferent nuclei, special visceral motor nuclei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| branchiopoda | <zoology> An order of Entomostraca; so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense. Origin: Gr. Gill + -poda: cf. F. Branchiopode. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| branchiostegal | <anatomy> A branchiostegal ray. This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes having boneless branchiae. But the arrangement was artificial, and has been rejected. Origin: Gr. Gill + to cover: cf. F. Branchiostege. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |