- hélicine
- (é-li-si-n') s. f.Mucilage provenant des limaçons.En grec, limaçon.
Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
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Helicine — Hel i*cine, a. (Anat.) Curled; spiral; helicoid; applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helicine arteries — can refer to: * helicine arteries of penis * helicine branches of uterine artery … Wikipedia
Helicine branches of uterine artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = rami helicini arteriae uterinae GraySubject = 155 GrayPage = 615 Caption = Vessels of the uterus and its appendages, rear view. (Helicine branches labeled at center top.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = uterine… … Wikipedia
Helicine arteries of penis — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae helicinae penis GraySubject = 262 GrayPage = 1251 Caption = Diagram of the arteries of the penis. Caption2 = BranchFrom = BranchTo = Vein = Supplies = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = a 61… … Wikipedia
helicine — 1. Coiled. 2. SYN: helical (1). [G. helix, a coil] * * * hel·i·cine (helґĭ sēn) spiral (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
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helicine artery — hel·i·cine artery hel ə .sēn , hē lə .sīn n any of various convoluted and dilated arterial vessels that empty directly into the cavernous spaces of erectile tissue and function in its erection … Medical dictionary
helicine arteries — 1. small arteries that for their entire length have a band of thickened intima on one side, in which longitudinal muscle fibers are embedded. They follow a convoluted or curled course and open directly into cavernous sinuses instead of… … Medical dictionary
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
arteria — SYN: artery. SEE ALSO: branch. [L. from G. a., the windpipe, later an artery as distinct from a vein] a. acetabuli SYN: acetabular branch. arteriae alveolares superiores anteriores [TA] SYN: anterior superior alveolar arteries, under artery. a.… … Medical dictionary
