See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
layer of Bechterew(medicine)
Bechterew's band(medicine)
Bechterew, Vladimir von(medicine)
Bechterew's sign(medicine)
Bechterew's disease(medicine)
line of Bechterew(medicine)
Bechterew's nucleus(medicine)
Mendel-Bechterew reflex(medicine)
band of Kaes-Bechterew(medicine)

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tensor (medicine)


tensor


1. <anatomy> A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.

2. <geometry> The ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; so called because considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another. See Versor.

Origin: NL. See Tension.

Source: Websters Dictionary