Encyclopedia - Capillary: Encyclopedia - Capillary
Capillaries are the smallest of a body's blood vessels, measuring 5-10 μm. They connect arteries and veins, and most closely interact wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capillary Wave: Encyclopedia - Capillary Wave
A capillary wave is a wave travelling along a meniscus, whose dynamics are dominated by the effects of surface tension. Capillary waves ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capillary Electrophoresis: Encyclopedia - Capillary Electrophoresis
Capillary electrophoresis (CE) can be used to separate ionic species by their charge and frictional forces. In traditional electrophoresi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capillary Action: Encyclopedia - Capillary Action
Capillary action or capillarity (also known as capillary motion) is the ability of a narrow tube to draw a liquid upwards against the for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capillary Action: Encyclopedia Ii - Capillary Action - Formula
With notes on the dimension in SI units, the height h of a liquid column (m) is given by: ...where: T = surface tension (J/m²) θ = ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venule: Encyclopedia - Venule
A venule is a small blood vessel that allows blood to return from the capillary beds to the larger blood vessels called veins. Venules ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artery: Encyclopedia - Artery
Arteries are muscular vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the tissues and organs of the body (The vessels which return blood ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wave: Encyclopedia - Wave
A wave is a disturbance that propagates in a periodically repeating fashion, often transferring energy. A mechanical wave exists in a me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arteriole: Encyclopedia - Arteriole
An arteriole is a blood vessel that extends and branches out from an artery and leads to capillaries. Arterioles have thick muscular wall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruise: Encyclopedia - Bruise
A bruise or contusion or ecchymosis is a kind of injury, usually caused by blunt impact, in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cohesion Chemistry: Encyclopedia - Cohesion Chemistry
Cohesion or cohesive attraction or cohesive force in chemistry is the intermolecular attraction between like-molecules. Cohesion explains...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vein: Encyclopedia - Vein
In biology, a vein is a blood vessel which returns blood from the microvasculature to the heart. Veins form part of the circulatory syste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscometer: Encyclopedia - Viscometer
A viscometer (also called viscosimeter) is an instrument used to measure the viscosity and flow parameters of a fluid. The classical meth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ce: Encyclopedia - Ce
CE is an abbreviation which can have the following meanings: Capillary electrophoresis the CE mark is a stylized "CE" placed on products...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helictite: Encyclopedia Ii - Helictite - Formation
The growth of helictites is still quite enigmatic. Until now, there has been no satisfactory explanation for how they formed. Currently, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hematophagy: Encyclopedia - Hematophagy
Hematophagy is the habit of certain animals of feeding on blood (from the Greek words, haima, blood, and phagein, eat). Since blood is a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exocrine Gland: Encyclopedia - Exocrine Gland
Exocrine gland refers to glands that secrete their products via a duct. This is as opposed to endocrine glands that release their product...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candle Wick: Encyclopedia - Candle Wick
A Candle wick is a wick specifically adapted for use in a candle. A candle wick works by providing a mechanism, known as capillary action...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vasculitis: Encyclopedia - Vasculitis
In medicine, vasculitis (plural: vasculitides) is a group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels. Its main cause...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Water Content: Encyclopedia - Water Content
Water content is a ratio used in hydrogeology and soil mechanics to indicate the amount of water a porous medium contains. In fully satur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Water Table: Encyclopedia - Water Table
The water table is the upper limit of abundant groundwater. In the vadose zone, above the water table, the interstices between particles ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Capillary: Oceanography Dictionary - Capillary
  Definition and meaning of capillary:   capillary - a minute blood vessel that connects the arteries and veins. Capillar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazing: Encyclopedia - Brazing
Brazing is a joining process whereby a non-ferrous filler metal and an alloy are heated to melting temperature (above 450°C / 800°F) an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brown Adipose Tissue: Encyclopedia - Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown fat is a type of adipose tissue present in many newborn or hibernating mammals. In contrast to white adipocytes (fat cells), which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circulatory System: Encyclopedia - Circulatory System
The circulatory system or cardiovascular system is the organ system which circulates blood around the body of most animals. Circulatory s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helictite: Encyclopedia Ii - Helictite - Helictite Growth
A helictite starts its growth as a tiny stalactite. The direction of the end of the straw may wander, twist like a corkscrew, or the main...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glomerulus Kidney: Encyclopedia Ii - Glomerulus Kidney - Unique Features
The glomerulus has several characteristics that deviate from the features of most other capillaries of the body. Firstly, the endothelial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electrospray Ionization: Encyclopedia Ii - Electrospray Ionization - How It Works
In electrospray ionization a liquid is pushed through a very small charged, usually metal, capillary. This liquid contains the substance ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Vascular Resistance - Determinants Of Vascular Resistance
The major determinant of vascular resistance is small arteriolar (known as resistance arterioles) tone. These vessels are from 450 µm do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artery: Encyclopedia Ii - Artery - Types Of Arteries:
Artery - Pulmonary arteries. The pulmonary arteries carry oxygen deficient blood that has just returned from the body to the lungs, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code C05: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code C05 - C05a Antihemorrhoidals For Topical Use
ATC code C05 - C05AA Products containing corticosteroids. C05AA01 Hydrocortisone C05AA04 Prednisolone C05AA05 Betamethasone C05AA06 Fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code C05: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code C05 - C05b Antivaricose Therapy
ATC code C05 - C05BA Heparins or heparinoids for topical use. C05BA01 Organo-heparinoid C05BA02 Sodium apolate C05BA03 Heparin C05BA04...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapter I: Diseases Of The Circulatory System: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapter I: Diseases Of The Circulatory System - I00-i99 - Diseases Of The Circulatory System
ICD-10 Chapter I: Diseases of the circulatory system - I00-I02 Acute rheumatic fever. (I00) Rheumatic fever without mention of heart i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hemangioma: Encyclopedia Ii - Hemangioma - Types
Hemangiomas are often classified by the size of the vessel affected. For example: Capillary hemangioma (or "capillary nevus hemangioma",...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genetic Fingerprinting: Encyclopedia Ii - Genetic Fingerprinting - Dna Fingerprinting Methods
DNA fingerprinting begins by extracting DNA from the cells in a sample of blood, saliva, semen, or other appropriate fluid or tissue. Ref...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genetic Fingerprinting: Encyclopedia Ii - Genetic Fingerprinting - Considerations When Evaluating Dna Evidence
In the early days of the use of genetic fingerprinting as criminal evidence, juries were often swayed by spurious statistical arguments b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genetic Fingerprinting: Encyclopedia Ii - Genetic Fingerprinting - Cases
In 1988, British baker Colin Pitchfork was the first person to be convicted using DNA evidence. In 1989, Florida rapist Tommie Lee Andrew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circulatory System: Encyclopedia Ii - Circulatory System - Closed Circulatory System
The circulatory systems of all vertebrates, as well as of annelids (for example, earthworms) and cephalopods (squids and octopuses) are c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pulmonary Alveolus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pulmonary Alveolus - Exchange Between Blood And Gas
The blood that enters the pulmonary capillaries is the systemic venous blood which enter the lungs via the pulmonary arteries. Due to dif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tissue Fluid: Encyclopedia Ii - Tissue Fluid - Formation Of Tissue Fluid
In the capillaries, there are two forces acting on the movement of water and other aqueous substances; hydrostatic pressure and water pot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circulatory System: Encyclopedia Ii - Circulatory System - Closed Circulatory System
The circulatory systems of all vertebrates, as well as of annelids (for example, earthworms) and cephalopods (squid and octopus) are clos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Callus: Encyclopedia Ii - Callus - Diabetes
People with diabetes face special skin challenges. Because diabetes affects the capillaries, the small vessels which feed the skin its bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Anatomy
All blood vessels follow the same histological makeup. The inner lining is the endothelium, followed by subendothelial connective tissue....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Microangiopathy: Encyclopedia Ii - Microangiopathy - Diabetic Nephropathy
In diabetic nephropathy, glycosylated protein deposits appear diffusely on the basement membranes of capillary loops of the glomeruli, ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wave: Encyclopedia Ii - Wave - Transverse And Longitudinal Waves
Transverse waves are those with vibrations perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the wave; examples include waves on a str...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wave: Encyclopedia Ii - Wave - Physical Description Of A Wave
Waves can be described using a number of standard variables including: frequency, wavelength, amplitude and period. The amplitude of a w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heat Pipe: Encyclopedia Ii - Heat Pipe - Origins
While the general pricipal of heat pipes using gravity dates back to the steam age, the benefits of employing capillary action were first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angiogenesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Angiogenesis - Chemical Stimulation
Angiogenesis - VEGF. Chemically, VEGF is well understood to be a major contributor to increasing the number of capillaries in a given n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fetal Hemoglobin: Encyclopedia Ii - Fetal Hemoglobin - Overview
Both mother and fetus share a common blood supply. In particular, the fetus's blood supply is delivered via the umbilical vein from the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interstitial Fluid: Encyclopedia Ii - Interstitial Fluid - Production And Removal
Plasma and interstitial fluid are essentially identical except for location. Plasma, the major component in blood, communicates freely wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inflammation: Encyclopedia Ii - Inflammation - Characteristics
Inflammation has two main components - cellular and exudative. The exudative component involves the movement of fluid, usually containing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loop Of Henle: Encyclopedia Ii - Loop Of Henle - Blood Supply
The loop of Henle is supplied by blood in capillaries descending from the renal cortex. These capillaries (called vasa recta) also have a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyman James Briggs: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyman James Briggs - Later Life
In his retirement Briggs returned to research, establishing a laboratory for studying fluids under negative pressure at the National Bure...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 11. Complications Of Pregnancy Childbirth And The Puerperium 630-676
List of ICD-9 codes - ectopic and molar pregnancy 630-633. (630) Hydatidiform mole (631) Other abnormal product of conception (632) Ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 12. Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue 680-709
List of ICD-9 codes - infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue 680-686. (680) Carbuncle and furuncle (680.0) Boil, face (680.1) Boi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 13. Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739
List of ICD-9 codes - arthropathies and related disorders 710-719. (710) Diffuse diseases of connective tissue (710.0) Systemic lupus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nephron: Encyclopedia Ii - Nephron - Anatomy And Function
Nephron - Renal corpuscle. Composed of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, the renal corpuscle (or Malphigian corpuscle) is the beginnin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 14. Congenital Anomalies 740-759
List of ICD-9 codes - congenital anomalies 740-759. (740) Anencephalus and similar anomalies (740.0) Anencephalus (741) Spina bifid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 15. Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 760-779
List of ICD-9 codes - maternal causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality 760-763. (760) Fetus or newborn affected by material condit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 16. Symptoms Signs And Ill-defined Conditions 780-799
List of ICD-9 codes - symptoms 780-789. (780) General symptoms (780.0) Alteration of consciousness (780.01) Coma, nondiabetic, nonhe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flavonoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Flavonoid - Important Dietary Sources
Good sources of flavonoids include all citrus fruits, berries, onions, parsley, legumes, green tea, red wine, and dark chocolate (that wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 17. Injury And Poisoning 800-999
List of ICD-9 codes - fracture of skull 800-804. (800) Fracture of vault of skull (801) Fracture of base of skull (802) Fracture of fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 1. Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139
List of ICD-9 codes - Intestinal infectious diseases 001-009. (001) Cholera (002) Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (003) Other Salmonell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 3. Endocrine Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases And Immunity Disorders 240-279
List of ICD-9 codes - disorders of thyroid gland 240-246. (240) Simple and unspecified goiter (240.9) Goiter, unspec. (241) Nontoxi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 4. Diseases Of The Blood And Blood-forming Organs 280-289
List of ICD-9 codes - diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 280-289. (280) Iron deficiency anemias (280.0) Iron deficiency a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vein: Encyclopedia Ii - Vein - Biological Vein
Veins have one-way valves to prevent backflow caused by gravity. In systemic circulation de-oxygenated blood from the capillary blood ves...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 5. Mental Disorders 290-319
List of ICD-9 codes - psychoses 290-299. List of ICD-9 codes - organic psychotic conditions 290-294. (290) Senile and presenile orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 6. Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389
List of ICD-9 codes - inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system 320-326. (320) Bacterial meningitis (320.0) Meningitis, hem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 7. Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459
List of ICD-9 codes - acute rheumatic fever 390-392. (390) Rheumatic fever without mention of heart involvement (391) Rheumatic fever ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 9. Diseases Of The Digestive System 520-579
List of ICD-9 codes - diseases of oral cavity salivary glands and jaws 520-529. (520) Disorders of tooth development and eruption (521...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 10. Diseases Of The Genitourinary System 580-629
List of ICD-9 codes - nephritis nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 580-589. (580) Acute glomerulonephritis (580.9) Glomerulonephritis, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clitoris: Encyclopedia Ii - Clitoris - Development And Formation
The female clitoris corresponds to homologous parts of the male penis, i.e., embryologically it comes from the same tissue that forms the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruise: Encyclopedia Ii - Bruise - Light Bruises
When struck, the victim normally feels some pain, although it may not be sharp and may even go unnoticed. The flesh quickly becomes red,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hematophagy: Encyclopedia Ii - Hematophagy - Mechanism And Evolution Of Hematophagy
These hematophagous animals have evolved different specialized mouth parts and chemical agents for penetrating vascular structures in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Types
Blood vessels exist in varying calibers: Arteries Aorta (the largest artery, carries blood out of the heart) Branches of the aorta, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pulmonary Alveolus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pulmonary Alveolus - Structure
The alveoli consist of an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. In some alveolar walls there are pores bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angiogenesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Angiogenesis - Mechanical Stimulation
Mechanical stimulation of angiogenesis is not well characterized. There is a significant amount of controversy with regard to shear stres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Septic Shock: Encyclopedia Ii - Septic Shock - Types
A subclass of distributive shock, shock refers specifically to decreased tissue perfusion resulting in end-organ dysfunction. Cytokines T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vasculitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Vasculitis - Diagnosis
The types of vasculitis are distinguished by the type of blood vessel affected (aorta, large arteries, arterioles, capillaries and veins)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nephrotic Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Nephrotic Syndrome - Pathogenesis
The glomeruli of the kidneys are the parts that normally filter the blood. They consist of capillaries that are fenestrated (leaky, due t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gas-liquid Chromatography: Encyclopedia Ii - Gas-liquid Chromatography - Gc Analysis
A gas chromatograph is a chemical analysis instrument for separating and identifying chemicals in a sample. A gas chromatograph uses a th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emphysema: Encyclopedia Ii - Emphysema - Signs And Symptoms
Emphysema is characterised by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue; destruction of structures supporting the alveoli; and destruction of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ductus Arteriosus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ductus Arteriosus - Closure At Birth
When the newborn takes its first breath, pulmonary vascular resistance falls due to physical opening of the pulmonary capillaries and att...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Water Strider: Encyclopedia Ii - Water Strider - Method Of Propulsion Of A Water Strider
Animals such as water striders that live on the surface of water need to push something backwards to generate a reaction force (that is, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clitoris: Encyclopedia Ii - Clitoris - Development And Formation
The female clitoris corresponds to homologous parts of the male penis, i.e., embryologically it comes from the same tissue that forms the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruise: Encyclopedia Ii - Bruise - Light Bruises
When struck, the victim normally feels some pain, although it may not be sharp and may even go unnoticed. The flesh quickly becomes red, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renal Physiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Renal Physiology - Glomerular Filtration
Glomerular filtration is the bulk flow of an essentially protein-free plasma from renal globerular capillaries into Bowman's capsule. Thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bird: Encyclopedia Ii - Bird - Respiration
Birds ventilate their lungs by means of crosscurrent flow: the air flows at a 90° angle to the flow of blood in the lungs' capillaries. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cushing's Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Cushing's Syndrome - Signs And Symptoms
Symptoms include rapid weight gain, particularly of the trunk and face with sparing of the limbs (central obesity), "moon face", excess s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circulatory System: Encyclopedia Ii - Circulatory System - Types Of Circulatory Systems
Circulatory system - Open circulatory system. The circulatory system of arthropods (for example, a grasshopper) and most mollusks is op...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blushing: Encyclopedia Ii - Blushing - Physiology Of Blushing
There is evidence that the blushing region is anatomically different in structure. The facial skin, for example, has more capillary loops...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pulmonary Alveolus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pulmonary Alveolus - Matching Air Supply And Blood Supply In Alveoli
For efficient gas exchange, the ratio of alveolar ventilation and capillary perfusion should be matched for each lung subunit. Ventilatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urinary System: Encyclopedia Ii - Urinary System - Physiology
Urinary system - Kidneys. The kidney is one of the various organs (together with the lungs, intestine and skin) that participates in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spleen: Encyclopedia Ii - Spleen - Anatomy
It is an organ derived from mesenchyme and lying in the mesentery. The organ consists of masses of lymphoid tissue of granular appearance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phase Change Heat Pump: Encyclopedia Ii - Phase Change Heat Pump - Evaporation Stage
The second part of the cycle begins after the liquid refrigerant leaves the condenser as a high temperature, high-pressure liquid and pas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neutron: Encyclopedia Ii - Neutron - Neutron Uses
The neutron plays an important role in many nuclear reactions. For example, neutron capture often results in neutron activation, inducing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Capillary Action: Oceanography Dictionary - Capillary Action
  Definition and meaning of capillary action:   capillary action - the means by which liquid moves through the porous spa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Circulatory System: Oceanography Dictionary - Circulatory System
  Definition and meaning of circulatory system:   circulatory system - the system that contains the heart and the blood v...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alveolus: Oceanography Dictionary - Alveolus
  Definition and meaning of alveolus:   alveolus - one of thousands of tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in lun...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hypnotism: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Hypnotism
Hypnotism (Ancient Greek). A name given by Dr. Braid to various processes by which one person of strong will-power plunges another of ...   » Read the article