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bed (bed) 1. a supporting structure or tissue. 2. a couch or support for the body during sleep. capillary bed the capillaries, collectively, and their volume capacity. nail bed matrix unguis; the area of modified epithelium beneath the nail, over which the nail plate slides forward as it grows. vascular bed the sum of the blood vessels supplying an organ or region.
Nail bed The layer of tissue underneath the nail. Mentioned in: Nail Removal bed 1. a supporting structure or tissue. 2. a couch or support for the body during sleep. bed bugs see cimex lectularius. capillary bed the capillaries of a tissue, area or organ considered collectively, and their volume capacity. nail bed the area of modified epidermis beneath the claw, hoof or nail. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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AC: I've noticed that the challengers often have special signature tools or service pieces with them on set--David Burke with his bed of nails, for instance, or Morou with the test-tube popsicle molds. Now that Mahmoud Abbas has inherited the bed of nails previously occupied by Yasser Arafat, what can he achieve that his predecessor could not? With the needles jutting out from their platform like a tiny bed of nails, each electrode has the potential to record from many neurons at the same time. |
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