embryonic tissue | tissue in an embryo |
artificial kidney hemodialyzer | a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body |
capsule | a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside |
capsule | a small container |
ejection seat ejector seat capsule | a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency, then the pilot descends by parachute |
sleeping pill sleeping tablet sleeping capsule sleeping draught | a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) |
space capsule capsule | a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space |
spacecraft ballistic capsule space vehicle | a craft capable of traveling in outer space, technically, a satellite around the sun |
time capsule | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time |
tissue plasminogen activator Activase | a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot, used in treating acute myocardial infarction |
epithelium epithelial tissue | membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body |
Bowman's capsule glomerular capsule capsula glomeruli | thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron |
tissue | part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function |
animal tissue | the tissue in the bodies of animals |
areolar tissue | fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net |
interstitial tissue | tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal |
adipose tissue fat fatty tissue | a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy, it also cushions and insulates vital organs, fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold |
connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells, supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments |
elastic tissue | connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments |
lymphatic tissue lymphoid tissue | tissue making up the lymphatic system |
erectile tissue | vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid |
muscle muscular tissue | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells |
striated muscle tissue | muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes |
fibrous tissue | tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants |
nervous tissue nerve tissue | tissue composed of neurons |
capsule | a structure that encloses a body part |
lens capsule | a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye |
kidney | either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine, urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder |
arcuate artery of the kidney | curved arteries of the kidney |
arcuate vein of the kidney vena arcuata renis | veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules |
Purkinje network Purkinje's tissue Purkinje's system | a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract |
membrane tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
fat cell adipose cell | cells composed of fat |
scar tissue | the connective tissue that forms a scar, consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars |
tissue typing | a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatible |
condensation abridgement abridgment capsule | a shortened version of a written work |
kidney bean | large dark red bean, usually dried |
steak and kidney pie | steak with sauteed kidneys and onions cooked in wine and stock then covered with pastry and baked |
kidney pie | like steak and kidney pie but without steak |
kidney stone urinary calculus nephrolith renal calculus | a calculus formed in the kidney |
capsule a | a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the sporeontaining structure of e.g. mosses |
bilocular capsule | a capsule divided into two cells or compartments |
coyote brush coyote bush chaparral broom kidney wort Baccharis pilularis | widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle |
beefsteak begonia kidney begonia Begonia erythrophylla Begonia feastii | rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath |
kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria | perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures, formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders |
kidney bean frijol frijole | the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) |
kidney fern Trichomanes reniforme | large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds |
plant tissue | the tissue of a plant |
vascular tissue | tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants |
kidney disease renal disorder nephropathy nephrosis | a disease affecting the kidneys |