coat (redirected from coats)

coat (kōt)

1. tunica; a membrane or other tissue covering or lining an organ or part.

2. the layer(s) of protective protein surrounding the nucleic acid in a virus.

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buffy coat  the thin yellowish layer of leukocytes overlying the packed erythrocytes in centrifuged blood.

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coat (kt)

n.

The outer covering or enveloping layer or layers of an organ or part.

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coat

Etymology: ME, cote

1 a membrane that covers the outside of an organ or part.

2 one of the layers of a wall of an organ or part, especially a canal or a vessel.

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coat [kōt]

1. a membrane or other structure covering or lining a part or organ; in anatomic nomenclature called tunica.

2. the layer or layers of protective protein surrounding the nucleic acid in a virus. See also capsid.

buffy coat the thin yellowish layer of leukocytes overlying the packed erythrocytes in centrifuged blood.

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coat

1. haircoat—the overall coating of hair on all our species of domestic animals.

2. a membrane or other tissue covering or lining an organ; in anatomic nomenclature called also tunica.

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bristle coat

(1) in dogs, a short, stiff wire-haired coat.

broken coat

(1) in dogs, a harsh, wiry outer layer with a softer undercoat.

brush coat

(1) a short, straight stiff coat.

corded coat

(1) in dogs, a coat that forms ringlets or dreadlocks. Seen in Komondors and Pulis.

coat licking (1)

excessive self-grooming in farm animals, commonly a manifestation of nutritional deficiency, e.g. salt deficiency.