| horseshoe | 1. A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof. 2. Anything shaped like a horsehoe crab. 3. <zoology> The Limulus of horsehoe crab. <medicine> Horsehoe head, a bat of the genus Rhinolophus, having a nasal fold of skin shaped like a horsehoe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| horseshoe crabs | An arthropod subclass (xiphosura) comprising the north american (limulus) and asiatic (tachypleus) genera of horseshoe crabs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| horseshoe fistula | An anal fistula partially encircling the anus and opening at both extremities on the cutaneous surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horseshoe kidney | <radiology> 50% most likely to be other GU anomaly, duplication, cryptorchidism, urethral anomaly, increased kidney tumours, Wilms -- in kids, adenocarcinoma -- later in life (12 Dec 1998) |
| horseshoe placenta | An exaggerated placenta reniformis curved in the form of a horseshoe; present in some twin pregnancies. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms :
| horseshoe crab |
large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
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| horseshoe crab |
The horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), also known as king crab, is an arthropod that is more closely related to spiders than crabs. They are most commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico and along the northern Atlantic coast. A Japanese variant (Tachypleus tridentatus) is found in the Seto Inland Sea, but is considered an endangered species through loss of habitat. They can grow up to 20 inches (51 cm), on a diet of mollusks, worms, and other invertebrates. ...
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| horseshoe kidney |
as the kidneys of the fetus arise from the pelvic area they abnormally fuse together at the lower end or base. By fusing, they form a "U" shape, which gives it the name "horseshoe."
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| horseshoe f. |
one near the anus that has a semicircular tract, with both openings on the cutaneous surface.
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| horseshoe k. |
a fused kidney consisting of two renal masses in relatively normal positions, linked at one pole (usually the lower one) by a band of tissue that crosses the midline of the body.
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| horseshoe | nailed to underside of horse's hoof |
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| horseshoe | game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes |
| horseshoe | a round arch that widens before rounding off |
| horseshoe | bat having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose |
| horseshoe | any of numerous bats of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose |
| horseshoe | large marine arthropod of the American Atlantic coast having a domed horseshoe-shaped carapace and stiff pointed tail |
| horseshoe | a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario |
| horseshoe | European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints |
| horseshoe | slender fast-moving Eurasian snake |
| horseshoe | a person who shoes horses |
| horseshoe | a game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it |
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