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Crescent

Crescent

1. Any figure of the shape of the moon in its first quarter.

2. The figure made by the gray columns or cornua on cross-section of the spinal cord.

Synonym: malarial crescent.

Origin: L. Cresco, pp. Cretus, to grow


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Help about Extinct Animals?

http://www.amonline.net.au/mammals/images/collections/200/extinct_wallaby_01.jpg Specimen of a Crescent Nailtail Wallaby specimen, Onychogalea lunata, collected from Western Australia in 1929 when the species was still considered to be common. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/history-architecture/architecture-tour/extinct-giants/images/vu-hist-arch-tour-extinct-giant-img_6172_1.jpg ...

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by sachin
Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:27 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Help about Extinct Animals?
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Views: 15850

The Fiber Disease

... that responded favourably to itraconazole. Hartuk, There may be evidence of healing of previous 'callus' type (individual fluke shaped or crescent shaped, formation), as described by Cliff Mickelson. Is that right Hartuk? It is hard to tell from a photograph, but, (going by what are possibly ...

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by Cilla
Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:10 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Re: Red blood cells

... mammals? NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!! Some are spherical (dogs, cats, humans...most really), but some are elyptical, some are tear drop shape, some are crescent shaped and some are oval shape... True, mammals have NO nucleus where birds and reptiles do. llama RBC's http://www.diaglab.vet.cornell.edu/clinpath/modules/rbcmorph/images/n-llam.jpg ...

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by cardiorrhexis
Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:54 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Red blood cells
Replies: 8
Views: 3897


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