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The corpus is found below the tunica (qv) and is a part of the apical meristem. In the corpus, cells divide in all directions, giving them an increase in volume. See apical meristem.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E06.htm
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| corpus |
In nematodes: The anterior cylindrical part of the esophagus. The basal region of the corpus at times may be swollen to form a bulb. (14)
Ãâó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_C.htm
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| corpus callosum |
A thick band of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/BN/00023.html
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| corpus albicans |
(Latin, corpus = body, albicans = whitish) a degenerating corpus luteum in ovary. White because of absence of steroid hormone. (More? Week 1 Notes)
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/C.htm
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| corpus luteum |
(L. corpus = body, luteum = yellow) The remains of ovarian follicle after ovulation that acts as an endocrine organ supporting pregnancy and preventing menstruation (loss of the endometrial lining). de Graaf first observed it in the ovary of a cow as a yellow structure. (More? Week 1 Notes)
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/C.htm
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