What's the difference between amplexicaul and auriculate?
Amplexicaul
Definition:
(a.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.
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Auriculate
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Auriculated
Example Sentences:
(1) Composite autografts of skin and cartilage from the auricule are useful in the reconstruction of defects in many areas of the head and neck.
(2) In cases of dermal sinuses derived from the first branchial clefts an additional incision was made along the posteroinferior border of attachment of the auricule to the skull.
(3) The distribution territories of the posterior auricular artery of the dog, being similar to those of the cat, were not only the auricule but also the muscles of the mastication, the salivary glands, the middle ear and the retromandibular regions.
(4) The following criteria of the myocardial insufficiency were revealed on myocardial fragments of the human auricule tissue (auricula atrii) removed in correction of the valvular cardiac defects: 1) fall of the contraction amplitude in the rhythmic row even with the stimulation frequency of 1--3 Hz (normal mycadrium is characterized by increased contraction amplitude--positive Bowdwitch steps) 2) monophasic character of the frequency-force curve (in a normal myocardium the curve is three-phasic in shape); 3) the absence of positive or the appearance of negative inotropic effect in response to reduction of the external Na concentration or removal of K ions from the solution.