- sheath tube
- защитная труба
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu … Medical dictionary
sheath — sheathless, adj. sheathlike, sheathy, adj. /sheeth/, n., pl. sheaths /sheedhz/, v. n. 1. a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like. 2. any similar close fitting covering or case. 3. a condom. 4. Biol. a closely enveloping… … Universalium
Debye sheath — The Debye sheath (also electrostatic sheath) is a layer in a plasma which has a greater density of positive ions, and hence an overall excess positive charge, that balances an opposite negative charge on the surface of a material with which it is … Wikipedia
fallopian tube — /feuh loh pee euhn/ one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals. Also,… … Universalium
Medullary sheath — Medullary Med ul*la*ry, a. [L. medullaris, fr. medulla marrow: cf. F. m[ e]dullaire.] 1. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or medulla. (b) Pertaining to the medula oblongata. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Filled with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pedicle sheath — (BRACHIOPODA) A tube projecting posteroventrally from the ventral umbo; probably enclosing the pedicle in the young stages of shell development with a supra apical pedicle foramen … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
proboscis sheath — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda) In Trypanorhyncha, a tube into which the proboscides maybe retracted … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
schwann's sheath — noun or schwann tube Usage: usually capitalized S : neurilemma 1 … Useful english dictionary
schwann tube — noun see schwann s sheath … Useful english dictionary
Langmuir probe — A Langmuir probe is a device named after Nobel Prize winning physicist Irving Langmuir, used to determine the electron temperature, electron density, and electric potential of a plasma. It works by inserting one or more electrodes into a plasma,… … Wikipedia
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary