spiral valve

spiral valve
спиральный клапан
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спиральный клапан

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  • spiral valve — n a series of crescentic folds of mucous membrane somewhat spirally arranged on the interior of the gallbladder and continuing into the cystic duct called also valve of Heister …   Medical dictionary

  • Spiral valve — A spiral valve is the lower portion of the intestine of some sharks, rays, skates and bichirs. A modification of the ileum, the spiral valve is internally twisted or coiled to increase the surface area of the intestine, to increase nutrient… …   Wikipedia

  • spiral valve of cystic duct — spiral valve of Heister plica spiralis …   Medical dictionary

  • spiral valve — a spiral or helical fold in the midgut of Petromyzontiformes, Elasmobranchii, Holocephali and some primitive Teleostomi. Functions to increase the surface area for processing food without lengthening the intestine …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • spiral valve — noun : a continuous spiral ridge of mucous membrane in the large intestine of fishes of the more primitive groups (as elasmobranchs, ganoids, dipnoans) that makes a number of complete turns increasing the surface for absorption and retarding the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • valve of Heister — valve of Hei·ster hī stər n SPIRAL VALVE Heister Lorenz (1683 1758) German anatomist and surgeon. Heister was one of the founders of scientific surgery. His works on medicine, anatomy, and surgery were widely read for several generations. His… …   Medical dictionary

  • valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure …   Medical dictionary

  • Screw valve — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intestinal valve — a fold in the intestine which increases surface area for processing food without lengthening the intestine. Found in Elasmobranchii and Acipenseridae, for example. See also ring, scroll and spiral intestinal valves …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium

  • circulation — circulable /serr kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. /serr kyeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 2. the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained… …   Universalium


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