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Gnathostoma (medicine) and dense bodies (medicine)


Gnathostoma (medicine)


gnathostoma
<zoology> A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them.

Alternative forms: Gnathostomata.

Origin: NL, from Gr. The jaw +, the mouth.

Source: Websters Dictionary


dense bodies (medicine)


dense bodies
<cell biology> Areas of electron density associated with the thin filaments in smooth muscle cells. Some are associated with the plasma membrane, others are cytoplasmic.