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helical /hel·i·cal/ (hel´ĭ-k'l) spiral (1).
hel·i·cal (hl-kl, hl-)
adj.
1. Of or having the shape of a helix; spiral.
2. Having a shape approximating that of a helix.
spiral [spi´ral]
1. winding like the thread of a screw; called also helical.
2. a winding structure; see also coil and helix.
Curschmann's s's coiled fibrils of mucin sometimes found in the sputum of patients with asthma. See also Laënnec's pearls.
helical
shaped like a helix.
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