mesosalphinx
Misspelling of mesosalpinx.

mesosalpinges
plural of mesosalpinx

mesosalpinx
Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.

mesoscapula
A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.

mesoscapulae
plural of mesoscapula

mesosigmoid
The mesentery that attaches the sigmoid colon to the posterior abdominal wall.

mesosigmoids
plural of mesosigmoid

mesosperm
A membrane of a seed.

mesospermalege
Part of the spermalege, derived from the mesoderm; it is a membrane-bound sac attached to the wall of the haemocoel, directly beneath the groove of the ectospermalege.

mesospermaleges
plural of mesospermalege

mesostriid
A middle striid

mesostriids
plural of mesostriid

mesostylid
A stylid at the labial margin between the metaconid and entoconid.

mesostylids
plural of mesostylid

mesoteloblast
A mesodermal teloblast

mesoteloblasts
plural of mesoteloblast

mesothecium
The intermediate layer of cells in the wall of the anther, in ripe anthers often occurring as the inner layer by disappearance of the endothecium proper.

mesothelia
plural of mesothelium

mesothelialization
Formation and development of the mesothelium.

mesothelium
A membrane of flat epithelial cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura

mesothelization
The formation and development of the mesothelium

mesotympana
plural of mesotympanum

mesotympanum
The middle part of the middle ear, medial to the tympanic membrane.

mesotympanums
plural of mesotympanum

mesovaria
plural of mesovarium

mesovarium
The portion of the broad ligament of the uterus that covers the ovaries.

mesoventrite
A projecting part of the ventral thorax between the mid pair of legs of beetles.

mesoventrites
plural of mesoventrite

mestom
Alternative form of mestome

mestome
The conducting tissue, comprising leptome and hadrome, associated with the parenchyma of an organ

metaatom
The unit cell of a metamaterial.

metaatoms
plural of metaatom

metablast
Synonym of nucellus.

metablastin
A cytosolic phosphoprotein that is involved in cell cycle regulation

metablasts
plural of metablast

metabolostat
An organ or system that regulates metabolism.

metaboreceptor
A type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise

metaboreceptors
plural of metaboreceptor

metacarpi
plural of metacarpus

metacarpus
The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

metacingulum
A posterior cingulum

metacoel
The caudal part of the fourth ventricle of the brain.
A secondary coelom.

metacoels
plural of metacoel

metacone
A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals

metacones
plural of metacone

metaconid
The mesiolingual cusp of a lower molar tooth.

metaconids
plural of metaconid

metaconule
The distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth

metaconules
plural of metaconule

metacorpora
plural of metacorpus

metacorpus
The swollen posterior part of the corpus in the pharynx of a nematode

metacristid
A cristid on the mesial side of the tooth.

metacromia
plural of metacromion

metacromion
A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.

metadiaphyses
plural of metadiaphysis

metadiaphysis
The metaphysis and diaphysis considered as a unit

metaepiphysis
The metaphysis and epiphysis considered as a whole

metaflexid
A flexid in front of the metaconid.

metaflexids
plural of metaflexid

metafossette
A fossette (enclosed depression) in front of the metacone, especially in upper teeth.

metafossettes
plural of metafossette

metafossettid
A fossettid (enclosed depression) on the mesial surface of a tooth.

metafossettids
plural of metafossettid

metakinesis
Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.
The separation of the threads during metaphase.
According to C. Lloyd Morgan, a hypothetical property possessed by all types of life of being endowed with something that is not consciousness but has the potentiality of developing into consciousness.

metakinetism
Synonym of metakinesis.

metamyelocyte
A cell undergoing granulopoiesis, derived from a myelocyte, and leading to a band cell; it is characterized by the appearance of a bent nucleus, cytoplasmic granules, and the absence of visible nucleoli.

metamyelocytes
plural of metamyelocyte

metanephridia
plural of metanephridium

metanephridium
A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.

metanephroi
plural of metanephros

metanephron
Alternative form of metanephros.

metanephrons
plural of metanephron

metanephros
The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.

metanephroses
plural of metanephros

metanotum
The dorsal portion of the metathorax of insects

metaphery
The displacement of organs, as when alternate become opposite, etc.

metaphloem
The mature form of phloem that has larger cells than the protophloem

metaphloems
plural of metaphloem

metaphyses
plural of metaphysis

metaphysis
The part of a long bone that grows during development
Change of form; transformation.

metaplasis
Metaplasia: the conversion of one type of tissue into another.
Fulfilled growth and development seen in the stage between anaplasis and cataplasis.

metapophyses
plural of metapophysis

metapophysis
A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae; a mammillary process.

metapostnota
plural of metapostnotum

metapostnotum
The postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated between the metathorax and the abdominal tergite

metapterygoid
A bone, in the skull of teleostean fish, that lies behind the pterygoid

metapterygoids
plural of metapterygoid

metarteriole
An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.

metarterioles
plural of metarteriole

metarubricyte
A red blood cell precursor, the last nucleated stage of red blood cell production.

metarubricytes
plural of metarubricyte

metasoma
The posterior part of the three-part body-structure of many arthropods, the other two parts being prosoma and mesosoma.

metastases
plural of metastasis

metastasis
A change in nature, form, or quality.
The spread of something harmful to another location, such as the metastasis of a cancer.
A sudden or rapid transition from one point, topic or argument to another, often to evade an uncomfortable subject or to redirect the discussion.
The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.

metastasisation
Alternative form of metastasization.

metastasization
Synonym of metastasis.

metastasizations
plural of metastasization

metastatization
Alternative form of metastasization.

metastatizations
plural of metastatization

metastylid
A stylid in front of the metaconid.

metastylids
plural of metastylid

metatarsi
plural of metatarsus

metatarsus
The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.

metatergite
The tergite of a metazonite

metatergites
plural of metatergite

metathalami
plural of metathalamus

metathalamus
A composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus.

metatony
A change in syllabic intonation, typically in Baltic and Slavonic languages

metaxalone
A particular muscle relaxant.

metaxylem
The part of xylem, developing after protoxylem, that has larger cells and vessels.

metaxylems
plural of metaxylem

metencephala
plural of metencephalon

metencephalon
The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.