(a.) Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.
(a.) Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.
(a.) Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.
Example Sentences:
(1) Type II pigment is extremely electron-opaque after staining with heavy metals to the extent that they appear practically amorphous.
(2) In order for a stone to form, the following conditions would seem to be necessary; transient supersaturation of the saliva in Ca++ and PO4--, a pH greater than normal, intracellular precepitation of amorphous tricalcium phosphate which is transformed into crystalline hydroxyapatite and, then, the fixation of crystals on a "matrix" such as desquamated cells, fibrils and collagens.
(3) Whether or not there were carriers for either amorphous or hypomorphous alleles of the SORD locus in the population studied could not be defined in terms of enzymatic activity levels.
(4) How can a prize that is supposed to be for one person be given to an amorphous supranational organisation?
(5) Within 18-24 h asteroid bodies consisting of an amorphous centre with fine radiating needle crystals were seen.
(6) The paraventricular organ displayed strong amorphous activity accompanied by the intense reaction in the nucleus of the paraventricular organ.
(7) The most probable result of in vivi SnF2 application on sound enamel is the formation of a fluoridated hydroxyapatite together wity stannous complexes and amorphous CaF2.
(8) Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine canine tracheal cartilage and to determine the relationship between the fibrous and amorphous matrix in this tissue.
(9) Immunocytochemical experiments showed that the GP Ib-IX complex and actin-binding protein were associated with the amorphous layer.
(10) The basal lamina first appeared in the form of amorphous deposits and eventually thickened and became continuous.
(11) In addition to exposing the underlying filamentous substructure of the matrix, protease treatment also revealed large, straight fiber bundles and globules of amorphous material suspended in the filamentous web.
(12) In the intraocularly injected rabbits the earliest changes observed in retinal ganglion cells were the severe reduction in microtubule number and the presence of an amorphous material.
(13) Examination of the contents of mouse gallbladders presents views of layered structures and surrounding amorphous material.
(14) Routine electron microscopic examination on the same portion where SPLS were confirmed by PAM electron microscopy revealed amorphous, partially fibrous structures.
(15) Light microscopy revealed deposits of amorphous, eosinophilic material in the pelvis and proximal portion of upper ureter, however tumor cells were not found.
(16) The fibrous component stained with lead citrate while the amorphous stained with the silver porphyrin.
(17) X-ray and infrared analysis of systems suggested the presence of an amorphous form of hydroflumethiazide in coprecipitate systems.
(18) The effects of amorphous silica (Aerosil) and of aluminium hydroxide on anti-DNP IgE antibody production were studied in Swiss mice preimmunized with Ascaris protein and then challenged 7 days later with DNP-ASC.
(19) A granular, amorphous, collagen-free, electron-dense layer was routinely observed between implant and tissue.
(20) According to their periodicity, their banding pattern, their association with polyanionic matrix components and their sensitivity towards glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzymes we could distinguish (1) sheets of amorphous non-banded material consisting of irregularly arranged filaments and containing dermatan sulfate-rich proteoglycans (type I structures), (2) sheets of long-spacing fibrils consisting of parallel orientated filaments and containing chondroitin sulfate-rich proteoglycans (= zebra bodies; type II structures), and (3) fibrillar structures with a complex banding pattern different from that of native collagen fibrils (type III structures).
Hyaline
Definition:
(a.) Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal.
(n.) A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere.
(n.) The pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleous originates.
(n.) The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Histologically, foci strongly resembling hepatocellular carcinoma with hyaline globules were noted.
(2) In some of the tubuli there were hyalin cylindroids.
(3) These observations suggest that the function of BMG is to evoke mesenchymal cell differentiation into prechondroblasts during the latent or migratory morphogenetic phase while the effect of the culture medium is to provide the bionutritional requirements for synthesis of hyaline cartilage matrix by chondrocytes during the patent phase of development.
(4) Reversible increases in size and distribution of hyaline droplets within proximal tubular epithelium occurred through 1 year of treatment at a severity that was dose-dependent.
(5) Chemically isolated separate preparations of the non-aggregating protein-chondroitin-keratin sulphate (PCKS) fraction from the hyaline cartilage and hyaluronic acid (HUA) of the vitreous body and of the umbilicus were investigated by electron microscopy.
(6) Regardless of cyst localization, lowest diagnostic sensitivity was observed in patients whose cysts were intact and of the hyaline type, whereas recently broken cysts were associated with the most consistently detectable immune response.
(7) All three meningiomas showed expression of carcinoembryonic antigen, cytokeratin, and epithelial membrane antigen in the cells surrounding the hyaline bodies.
(8) Closely associated with alcoholic hyalin and often found along its entire circumference, were bundles of fine filaments in parallel arrangement of much smaller size.
(9) The presence of hyaline cartilage within the wall of the cyst allows to make the difference for sure between an esophageal cyst of bronchogenic origin and a cyst of enterogenous origin.
(10) Histologically, vascular lesions such as vacuolization, degeneration and desquamation of the endothelium and hyalinization and necrosis of the muscular coat predominated, whereas reparatory reactions were relatively sparse.
(11) Upon fertilization, the antigen was exocytosed from the cortical vesicles and became associated with the hyaline layer, the fertilization envelope, and the plasma membrane.
(12) These studies showed that the cartilaginous cap of human osteophytes has the capacity to synthesize the entire repertoire of sulphated proteoglycans of mature hyaline cartilage.
(13) It is well-established that binding of a chemical to alpha 2u-globulin is the rate-limiting step in the development of male rat-specific hyaline droplet nephropathy.
(14) In some areas, the tumor shows a striking resemblance to Kaposi's sarcoma; criss-crossing fascicles of spindle cells are interspersed with narrow vascular spaces, but PAS-positive hyaline globules are absent.
(15) In the case of arthroses the primary lesion occurs in the non-vascularized hyaline cartilage.
(16) Hyaline bodies were present in nearly all tumours of skin.
(17) The following morphologic observations were made: Arteries exhibiting arteriosclerosis appeared, in the new host, to take on a distinct new cellular deposit which was superimposed on the previously existing hyalinization in the intima.
(18) Thirty-five neonates developed hyaline membrane disease.
(19) In the control males given the vehicle alone, the proximal segment of the os penis, composed of a compact cell mass found at day 0, developed at 5 days into the membrane bone with bone marrow and hyaline cartilage; the distal segment, composed of mesenchymatous cells until 10 days, developed at 30 days into fibrocartilage characterized by a distribution of type I collagen.
(20) Histologically the most conspicuous were the findings of the hyaline alveolar membrane and the cellular atypia of endothel of the alveoles and the lymph-ducts.