See Also: narwhal(dictionary)
narwhal(encyclopedia)
narwhal(medicine)
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Haller cell(medicine)
Haller, Albrecht von(medicine)
Haller's vas aberrans(medicine)
Haller's unguis(medicine)
Haller's tripod(medicine)
Haller's rete(medicine)

Haller's line (medicine) and narwhal (medicine)


Haller's line (medicine)


Haller's line -->
linea splendens


A thickened band of pia mater along the midline of the anterior surface of the spinal cord.

Synonym: Haller's line.


narwhal (medicine)


narwhal
<zoology> An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.

Origin: Sw. Or Dan. Narvhal; akin to Icel. Nahvalr, and E. Whale. The first syllable is perh. From Icel. Nar corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish colour its skin. See Whale

Alternative forms: narwhale.

Source: Websters Dictionary