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vessel element vessel element
vessel element A type of cell occurring within the xylem of flowering plants, many of which, end to end, form water-conducting vessels. Vessel elements are frequently very broad and have side walls thickened by deposits of lignin over most of the surface area. However, the end walls are broken down... Read more
Choroid plexus Choroid plexus
choroid plexus A membrane rich in blood vessels that lines the ventricles of the brain. It is an extension of the pia mater and secretes cerebrospinal fluid into the ventricles; it also controls exchange of materials between the blood and cerebrospinal fluid.... Read more
clepsydra clepsydra
clepsydra or water clock, ancient device for measuring time by means of the flow of water from a container. A simple form of clepsydra was an earthenware vessel with a small opening through which the water dripped; as the water level dropped, it exposed marks on the walls of the vessel that... Read more
Aortic aneurysm Aortic aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysm Definition An aneurysm is an abnormal bulging or swelling of a portion of a blood vessel. The aorta, which can develop these abnormal bulges, is the large blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Description The aorta carries... Read more
basketry basketry
basketry art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible materials to form vessels or other commodities. The materials used include twigs, roots, strips of hide, splints, osier willows, bamboo splits, cane or rattan, raffia, grasses, straw, and crepe paper. Discoveries in the W United States indicate... Read more
Contribution Contribution
CONTRIBUTION In maritime law, where the property of one of several parties with interests in a vessel and cargo has been voluntarily sacrificed for the common safety of the vessel—as.... Read more
xylem xylem
xylem A tissue that transports water and dissolved mineral nutrients in vascular plants. In flowering plants it consists of hollow vessels that are formed from cells (vessel elements) joined end to end. The end walls of the vessel elements are perforated to allow the passage of water. In less... Read more
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MV, a prefix placed before the name of a ship to indicate that it is a motor (diesel) vessel.... Read more
port tack port tack
port tack, the situation of a sailing vessel with her sails trimmed for a wind which comes over her port side. Although the verb to tack postulates a vessel sailing close hauled, a vessel on any point of sailing is on the port tack if the wind comes over her port side. However, if the wind is... Read more

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