intercellular bridge

bridge (brij)

1. a structure connecting two separate points, including parts of an organ.

2. a fixed partial denture.

3. tarsal coalition.

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cantilever bridge  a bridge having an artificial tooth attached beyond the point of anchorage of the bridge.

cytoplasmic bridge 

1. protoplasmic b.

2. see intercellular b.

disulfide bridge  see under bond.

extension bridge  cantilever b.

intercellular bridge  a misnomer for the appearance of the junction of epithelial cells at a desmosome as a result of dehydration during fixation; it was formerly thought to constitute a bridge for cytoplasmic continuity (cytoplasmic bridge).

protoplasmic bridge  a strand of protoplasm connecting two secondary spermatocytes, occurring as a result of incomplete cytokinesis.

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intercellular bridge

n.

One of the slender cytoplasmic strands connecting adjacent cells. Also called cell bridge, cytoplasmic bridge.

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intercellular bridge,

a structure that connects adjacent cells, occurring primarily in the epithelium and other stratified squamous epithelia. It consists of slender strands of cytoplasm that project from the surfaces of adjacent cells and merge at the desmosome. Also called cytoplasmic bridge.