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a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" any spherically shaped artifact the geographical area in which one nation is very influential sector: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center celestial sphere: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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| spherical |
of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere; "spherical geometry" ball-shaped: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
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| sphingolipid activator protein |
(SAP) any of a group of non-enzymatic lysosomal proteins that stimulate the actions of specific lysosomal hydrolases by binding and solubilizing their sphingolipid substrates. SAP-1 is a glycoprotein that binds sulfatide, ganglioside GM 1 , and ceramide trihexoside, activating cerebroside sulfatase, lysosomal b-galactosidase, and a-galactosidase activities, respectively. ...
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| spherocytosis |
Spherocytosis is an auto-hemolytic anemia (a disease of the blood) characterized by the production of red blood cells that are sphere-shaped, rather than donut-shaped. It is caused by a molecular defect in one of the proteins of the red blood cell cytoskeleton (usually ankyrin, sometimes spectrin). ...
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| sphincter |
A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens to open or close a passage or opening in the body. Examples are the anal sphincter (around the opening of the anus) and the pyloric sphincter (at the lower opening of the stomach).
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