See Also: Cell fusion(health)
cell fusion(medicine)
guarding(medicine)
abdominal guarding(medicine)
voluntary guarding(medicine)
Abdominal guarding(health)
involuntary guarding(medicine)
Guarding - Basketball(gambling)
gambling(medicine)
gambling(dictionary)

Guarding - Basketball (gambling) and cell fusion (medicine)


Guarding - Basketball (gambling)


The act of following an opponent around the court to prevent him from getting close to the basket, taking an open shot or making easy an pass, while avoiding illegal contact.

cell fusion (medicine)


cell fusion
<biology, embryology> Fusion of two previously separate cells occurs naturally in fertilization and in the formation of vertebrate skeletal muscle, but can be induced artificially by the use of Sendai virus or fusogens such as polyethylene glycol.

Fusion may be restricted to cytoplasm or nuclei may fuse as well. A cell formed by the fusion of dissimilar cells is often referred to as a heterokaryon.