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Puncture

puncture

1. The act of piercing or penetrating with a pointed object or instrument.

2. (Science: surgery) A wound so made.

Origin: L. Punctura


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Re: Cryonic freezing

... in order to freeze sperm without rupturing the cell membranes by ice crystals. In cell size-scale, small crystals are okay, huge crystals puncture the membrane. And since this applies pretty much to all animal cells, large animals (here, humans) cannot be frozen that way, since you cannot ...

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by biohazard
Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:08 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Cryonic freezing
Replies: 5
Views: 1424

Why are cells small?

... cell wall is 2 cholesterols thick if I’m not mistaken. just like an egg. an egg is a huge cell if you remove the shell the membrane is very easily puncture able. Reason 3 maybe you’re too big. :lol:

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by mehdi71000
Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:36 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Why are cells small?
Replies: 6
Views: 4462

fractured ribs

... doctor said that my lungs wasnt in a condition to take oxygen and so left the ribs only operating on lungs. my body was choked with blood bcz of puncture in lungs due to ribs and now doctor said that it wnt b any problem in future but time takin,but i used to feel very uncomfort when i breathe.

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by amrita
Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:39 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: fractured ribs
Replies: 8
Views: 1581

The Fiber Disease

... which binds to dna and rna, as is used in photonics, retinoids create crystal structures, crystals structures are pointy and rough and can puncture the skin when they open and shut as the ring closures open and shut used in the benzene aromatic acid esters used in this produce and the cyclohexan ...

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by msc
Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:14 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Views: 749611

The Fiber Disease

... which binds to dna and rna, as is used in photonics, retinoids create crystal structures, crystals structures are pointy and rough and can puncture the skin when they open and shut as the ring closures open and shut used in the benzene aromatic acid esters used in this produce and the cyclohexan ...

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by msc
Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:08 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 749611
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